Fred Cox
Frederick William Cox
Born: December 11, 1938
Monongahela, PA USA
Deceased: November 20, 2019
Position: K
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 200
College: Pittsburgh
High School: Monongahela (PA)
Career: 1963-1977
Drafted: 1961 in Round 28, #221 overall (AFL) by the New York Titans
Drafted: 1961 in Round 8, #110 overall by the Cleveland Browns
Fred Cox played from 1963 to 1977 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings. Cox kicked 282 field goals in 455 attempts, a 62.0 percent success rate, over his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | -1 | 79.2 |
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| Totals | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 39 | 39 | 100.0 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 75 | 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 42 | 40 | 95.2 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 103 | 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 35 | 23 | 65.7 | 113 | 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 88 | 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 33 | 17 | 51.5 | 77 | 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 32 | 31 | 96.9 | 29 | 19 | 65.5 | 88 | 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 43 | 43 | 100.0 | 37 | 26 | 70.3 | 121 | 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 46 | 30 | 65.2 | 125 | 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 32 | 22 | 68.8 | 91 | 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 33 | 21 | 63.6 | 97 | 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 33 | 33 | 100.0 | 35 | 21 | 60.0 | 96 | 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 39 | 32 | 82.1 | 20 | 12 | 60.0 | 68 | 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 48 | 46 | 95.8 | 17 | 13 | 76.5 | 85 | 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 36 | 32 | 88.9 | 31 | 19 | 61.3 | 89 | 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 29 | 25 | 86.2 | 17 | 8 | 47.1 | 49 |
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| Totals | 539 | 519 | 96.3 | 455 | 282 | 62.0 | 1365 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 70 | 2707 | 38.7 | 57 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 70 | 2707 | 38.7 | 57 |
Defense and Fumbles:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1963 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 0 | 75 | 1964 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 103 | 1965 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 113 | 1966 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 88 | 1967 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 77 | 1968 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 88 | 1969 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 0 | 121 | 1970 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 125 | 1971 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 91 | 1972 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 97 | 1973 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 96 | 1974 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 0 | 68 | 1975 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 85 | 1976 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 89 | 1977 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 49 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1365 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1963 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1964 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1965 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1966 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1968 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1969 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1970 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1972 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1973 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1974 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1975 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1976 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 | 1977 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 0 |
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Honors
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1970 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1970 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1971 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
