The Untold Story of Fred Cox: From Kicking Records to Nerf Ball Inventor | A Tribute to a Minnesota Vikings Legend
Story by Mitchell Smith Well hello everyone. Fred William Cox was born in 1938 in Monongahela, PA and passed away in 2019. Cox who was a long time kicker for the Minnesota Vikings also invented the Nerf Football. Cox’s parents owned a grocery store in PA and it is still operating after 4 generations. Cox naturally went to near by University of Pittsburgh where he played college ball. Cox played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1963-1977 and still holds the Vikings record for all-time leading scorer. Cox who was on…
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