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Fred Cox passed away
Posted on 11/22/19 at 8:06 am
Posted on 11/22/19 at 8:06 am
You might not know who he was, but you do know what he did.
Inventor of Nerf Footballs
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At the time of his retirement from the NFL in 1977, Cox had scored 1,365 points — at the time he was the second-leading scorer in NFL history behind only George Blanda.
Cox is best known for his kicking exploits. He actually entered the league as a fullback, drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the eighth round (110th overall) to be a lead blocker for Jim Brown.
A back injury that Cox suffered led to Browns head coach Paul Brown asking Cox to switch to kicker. Although he couldn’t beat out the great Lou Groza, Cox had shown enough to pique the interest of the Vikings, who traded for him.
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Cox also brought the idea of a softer backyard football for kids to play with to Parker Brothers while he was still with the Vikings in 1969.
Eventually, the toy football became known as Nerf, and the rest is history. It would go on to become one of the most popular toys of all time and gain international recognition, with annual revenues still in the hundreds of millions to this day.
Inventor of Nerf Footballs
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Posted on 11/22/19 at 8:08 am to TigerintheNO
That’s actually pretty cool
Posted on 11/22/19 at 8:22 am to TigerintheNO
I remember him well.
Back when the NFL had role models and not a bunch of overpaid primadonnas.
RIP Fred.
Back when the NFL had role models and not a bunch of overpaid primadonnas.
RIP Fred.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 10:47 am to TigerintheNO
Fred Cox always looked like his head was far too large for the helmet he was wearing.
RIP
RIP
Posted on 11/22/19 at 11:23 am to TigerintheNO
Wasn't afraid to make a tackle on KO returns, either.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 1:00 pm to TigerintheNO
I remember him well. I didn’t know he invented nerf footballs.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:33 pm to TigerintheNO
A legend
With Paul Krause, Mick Tingelhoff, Chuck Foreman, Frank Tarkenton the Purple People Eaters (Jim Marshall belongs in the Hall!) and the great Bud Grant.
.....the days
With Paul Krause, Mick Tingelhoff, Chuck Foreman, Frank Tarkenton the Purple People Eaters (Jim Marshall belongs in the Hall!) and the great Bud Grant.
.....the days
This post was edited on 11/22/19 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 11/22/19 at 3:55 pm to TigerintheNO
RIP.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 4:23 pm to TigerintheNO
This is why I enjoy coming to this board. Great post.
Posted on 11/22/19 at 5:29 pm to TigerintheNO
I think he was also a doctor of chiropractic
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