What is Fred Cox?
{{Infobox NFL biography | name = Fred William Cox | image = Fred Cox.png | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|1938|12|11}} | birth_place = [[Monongahela, Pennsylvania]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2019|11|20|1938|12|11}} | death_place = [[Monticello, Minnesota]] | number = 14 | position = [[Placekicker]] | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 200 | high_school = [[Monongahela High School|Monongahela]]<br>(Monongahela, Pennsylvania) | college = [[Pitt Panthers football|Pittsburgh]] | draftyear = 1961 | draftround = 8 | draftpick=110 | pastteams = * [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1963}}-{{NFL Year|1977}}) | highlights = * [[NFL Championship|NFL champion]] ([[1969 NFL Championship Game|1969]]) * [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1970 Pro Bowl|1970]]) * Minnesota Vikings All-time leading scorer | statlabel1= [[Field goal (American football)|FG made]] / FG attempts | statvalue1 = 282 / 455 | nfl=2512096 | pfr=C/CoxxFr20 }} '''Fred William Cox''' (December 11, 1938 – November 20, 2019) was an American [[kicker (American football)|kicker]] for the [[Minnesota Vikings]]. He played [[college football]] at [[Pitt Panthers football|Pitt]]. He was also the inventor of the [[Nerf]] football. Cox died on November 20, 2019 in [[Monticello, Minnesota]] of [[kidney disease]] at the age of 80.<ref>[https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-mourn-passing-of-legendary-kicker-nerf-football-inventor-fred-cox Vikings Mourn Passing of Legendary Kicker, NERF Football Inventor Fred Cox]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Fred}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from kidney disease]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Pennsylvania]] [[Category:American football placekickers]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Minnesota Vikings players]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}