Arthur Cox American Football - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family

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Feb 05, 1961 Plant City, Florida, United States 63 years old

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About Arthur Cox American Football

  • Arthur Dean Cox (born February 5, 1961) is a former American football tight end in the National Football League.
  • Cox grew up in Plant City, Florida as one of 10 children.
  • His father died when Cox was young.
  • Playing college football at Texas Southern University, he went undrafted, and signed with the Atlanta Falcons before the 1983 season.
  • He eventually became the Falcons' full-time starting tight end and had his most productive seasons in 1984 and 1985 (where he had a career high 454 receiving yards).
  • Cox's productivity decreased in the following two seasons, and following the 1987 season, the Falcons chose not to resign him .
  • Before the 1988 season, he signed with the San Diego Chargers, who later hired his old Falcons head coach Dan Henning.
  • There, Cox immediately became a starter and maintained his reputation as a tough player and as a respected run-blocking tight end .
  • In 1991, he lost his starter role, and was limited to playing in formations utilizing three tight ends.
  • With the imminent reactivation of rookie tight end Duane Young from the injured reserve list, the Chargers released Cox on October 29 .
  • Cox subsequently was signed by the Miami Dolphins, but was waived on November 18, following two weeks of playing on special teams and goal line formations .
  • He was quickly signed by the Cleveland Browns, for whom he played his last three NFL games .

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