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Fred Cox Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Fred Cox Biography

Fred Cox is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on December 11, 1938 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. Placekicker, who was picked for be a part of the Pro Bowl and played in the NFL between 1963 and 1977 for the Minnesota Vikings.

The safety Safety Paul Krause was his teammate on the Vikings. was his teammates for the Vikings.

Cox is a Utah native and lifelong resident of Salt Lake County. He attended the University of Utah and Utah Technical College (now Salt Lake Community College), graduating with an Associate of Applied Science in Architectural Technology. He started his own architectural firm in West Valley City, UT in 1996.

Cox has served as a State Republican Delegate beginning in 2002, is an elected member of the State Republican Central Committee representing Salt Lake County, served briefly as the Salt Lake County Republican House District 32 Chair, and has been a campaign volunteer and/or consultant for several state and local races starting in 1994. He has been involved in government affairs for both AIA Utah and ChamberWest Regional Chamber of Commerce along with church based community service.

Four children were born to him: Susan, Darryl, Kim and Fred.

NameFred Cox
First NameFred
Last NameCox
OccupationFootball Player
BirthdayDecember 11
Birth Year1938
Place of BirthMonongahela
Home TownPennsylvania
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignSagittarius
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Cox ran for election in House District 30 due to redistricting. He ran unopposed in the County Republican Convention on April 21, 2012. In the general election on November 6, 2012, Cox lost to another incumbent Rep. Janice Fisher, from House District 29. Final voting results were Fisher 5,385 votes vs Cox 5,029 votes, 11 write-in votes and 10,425 votes cast.

Fred Cox Net Worth

Fred Cox is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fred Cox's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played football in college in Pittsburgh’s University of Pittsburgh.

He was selected at the 8th round of 1961 by Cleveland Browns.

Fred C. Cox (born 1961) is a Republican former member of the Utah State House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in 2015 to 2016 and the 32nd District from 2011 to 2012.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeFootball Player
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

In 2014, Cox ran for election in House District 30. He won the Republican Party nominee at the County Republican Convention on April 12, 2014 with 68.75% of the vote over Carbon Lundgren. He faced Michael D. Lee, Democratic Party Nominee, in the General Election in November. Cox was behind on election day but won by 47 votes, after 2 weeks when all the votes were counted. Final results were Cox 3,076 votes (50.38%) v Lee 3,029 votes (49.62%) out of 6,105 votes cast.

Cox passed three of the bills he introduced in 2016. Two of the bills were added to other bills that also passed. He did not floor sponsored any Senate bills. Cox also passed bills in 2011, 2012 and 2015.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Cox was originally elected to be the party nominee in a special election on January 6, 2011 to replace Ron C. Bigelow who announced on December 22, 2010 he was to be the Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget as of January 1, 2011. Cox was appointed January 10, 2011 by Governor Gary Herbert and completed Bigelow’s term for 2011 and 2012. In 2012 Cox ran for the new House District 30 against another incumbent Rep. Janice Fisher and lost in a close race. In 2014 Cox ran for the open seat against Michael D. Lee and won by a very slim margin.

In 2019 and 2020, Cox was the original sponsor, one of five, for the 2019 Utah Tax Referendum. The bill, 2019 SB 2001 was later repealed by the legislature and Governor. 144,675 petition signatures were verified meeting the requirements in 26 of 29 counties with an estimate of between 152,000 and 170,000 signatures gathered. Verification was stopped.

Who is Fred Cox Dating?

According to our records, Fred Cox is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Fred Cox’s is not dating anyone.

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During the 2016 Legislative session, Cox served on the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee, the House Government Operations Committee, and the House Judiciary Committee.

Facts & Trivia

Fred Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Fred Cox celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.

In February 2020, Cox announced he was running for Salt Lake County District 2. In April he survived the Republican convention and is in the June primary.

What did Fred Cox invent?

In 1972, he invented a soft football, which later became the Nerf football after he sold the idea to Parker Brothers. Tens of millions of Nerf football have been sold, first for Parker Brothers and then for Hasbro, which acquired it in 1991, bringing Cox and his partners decades of generous royalties.

What happened to Fred Cox?

Cox was shot and killed by a Davidson County deputy in November during a funeral service at the Living Water Baptist Church that was interrupted by other gunfire. Cox’s autopsy, obtained by WXII 12 News, ruled Cox’s death as a homicide.

What toy did Fred Cox invent?

Introduced in 1972, the Nerf football has been a mainstay of gridiron challenges for kids of all ages. You can thank Fred Cox for that. The former Minnesota Vikings field-goal kicker, who died last fall, invented the smaller, softer football that was safer to use since it didn’t strain young arms and legs.

How much did Fred Cox make from Nerf?

Fred Cox figured he spent about 10 minutes developing the essential concepts behind the Nerf football. Nearly 50 years later, he was still receiving annual royalty checks of more than $200,000 for the squishy ball, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Who created the Nerf ball?

Reyn Guyer of St. Paul, Minnesota, had originally entered the game design world in the 1960s when he and some fellow colleagues working at his father’s design firm created what would become Twister. The next major breakthrough came with the NERF ball, which was produced by Parker Brothers in 1970.

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