| Gene Cox |
Full Name: Gene C. Cox
Born: Lake City, Fla.
Died: March 30, 2009, Tallahassee, Fla.
School: Columbia High School in Lake City, Florida
Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee
South Georgia JC in Douglas, Georgia
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1954 33 FB 5-7 184 Jr Lake City 1955 27 HB 5-10 175 Sr * Lake City |
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| Comments |
From the Tallahassee DemocratMarch 31, 2009 Gene Cox, the legendary football coach who mentored a generation of Tallahassee's young men, died Monday evening. He was 74. Cox coached at four high schools in a storied career that saw him become the state of Florida's all-time winningest coach in the fall of 1987. He spent a combined five seasons at Jefferson County and at Suwannee County before beginning a remarkable 28-year run at Leon that saw him build the Lions into a regional - and national - power. His Leon teams won two state championships (1969, 1974) and were state runners-up twice. Cox also saw no fewer than 114 of his former Leon players sign college scholarships. "If you think of Leon High School, you can't help but think of Gene Cox," said Leon principal Rocky Hanna, who played for Cox at Leon. Cox's second oldest son, Alan, said his father suffered a heart attack around 6:45 p.m. after completing his daily workout on a treadmill. Gene Cox, Alan said, didn't drink or smoke. "He never missed a day of school, mainly because of football. He had no vices - well, his only vice is he liked to win. And he made no beans about that," Alan Cox said. Cox is survived by his wife Patsy, 74; children David, 50, Alan, 49, Gary, 45 and Cynthia, 40; and five grandchildren.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Season Statistics
Defense
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
Year GP | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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1954 4 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
1955 10 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot 14 | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Offense/Kick and Punt Returns
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
Year GP | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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1954 4 | 2 2 1.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2
1955 10 | 25 89 3.6 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0 - 0 0 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 94
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Tot 14 | 27 91 3.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 96
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| Football |
Game Participation
| Starts
1954 | GP Off Def
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Sep 18 Georgia | 1
Sep 25 Abilene Christian | 1
Oct 2 Louisville | 1
Oct 9 Villanova | 1
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Tot | 4 0 0
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1955 | GP Off Def
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Sep 17 North Carolina State | 1
Sep 30 Miami | 1
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 1 LHB DB
Oct 15 Georgia | 1
Oct 22 Georgia Tech | 1
Nov 5 Villanova | 1
Nov 11 Furman | 1
Nov 19 Citadel | 1
Nov 25 Mississippi Southern | 1
Dec 3 Tampa | 1
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Tot | 10 1 1
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Career Tot | 14 1 1
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| Football |
Game Statistics
| Tackles | Sacks | Fumble | Pass Defense | Blkd | PAT Attempts | | | |
1955 | ua a Tot tfl-yds | no-yds | ff fr-yds-td | int-yds-td qbh brup | kick | kick rsh rcv | fg | saf dxp | td | pts
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Sep 17 North Carolina State | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Sep 30 Miami | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Oct 15 Georgia | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 5 Villanova | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 11 Furman | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Nov 19 Citadel | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
Dec 3 Tampa | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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Tot | 0 0 0 0.0- 0 | 0.0- 0 | 0 0- 0- 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 | 0- 0 0 0 | 0- 0 | 0 0 | 0 | 0
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| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | all
1955 | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | cmp- att-int yds td lg | no yds avg td lg | no yds avg td lg | purp
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Sep 17 North Carolina State | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5
Sep 30 Miami | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 5
Oct 8 Virginia Tech | 4 11 2.8 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 11
Oct 15 Georgia | 5 22 4.4 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 22
Nov 5 Villanova | 1 2 2.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 2
Nov 11 Furman | 1 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0
Nov 19 Citadel | 3 12 4.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 12
Dec 3 Tampa | 7 25 3.6 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 25
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Tot | 22 77 3.5 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 0- 0- 0 0 0 | 1 5 5.0 0 | 0 0 0.0 0 | 82
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