BILLY COXCox, John WilliamHeight: 6-3 Weight: 189 Born: May 9, 1929 Mount Airy, NC Died: May 14, 2017 Sarasota, FL High School: Mount Airy (NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Duke | Played |
| 1948 | Duke | Lettered |
| 1949 | Duke | Lettered |
| 1950 | Duke | Lettered |
| Draft: 8th round (87th overall) 1951 Washington Redskins |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 14 | LS-P | 11 | 10 |
| 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL | 40 | LS-LOH | 12 | 12 |
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 40 | LOE | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 27 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/19/1951 | 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL |
| Signed | 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | |
| Released | 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 Washington Redskins (NFL)1955 WAS NFL | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 Washington Redskins (NFL)1951 WAS NFL | 28 | 1122 | 40.1 | 61 | 0 | |||||||
| 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 51 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 1299 | 39.4 | 61 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Washington Redskins (NFL)1952 WAS NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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