Gene Cox
Gene Calvin Cox was a football coach at Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Over his 38-year coaching career at four different schools, his teams won a total of 313 games, a feat that had not been duplicated as of 2006. In 1988, he was inducted into the State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998, the City of Tallahassee renamed the local high school football stadium for him, Gene Cox Stadium.[1]
![]() Coach Gene Cox | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | 1935 Lake City, Florida |
Died | March 30, 2009 |
Playing career | |
1954–1955 | Florida State |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1963–1990 | Leon High School |
He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1956 after having played on the 1954 and 1955 Florida State Seminole football teams.
Cox died on March 30, 2009 at the age of 74.[2]
Head Coaching Record
Year | Team | Record | Playoff Result |
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1963 | Leon High School | 4-6-0 | |
1964 | Leon High School | 8-3-0 | |
1965 | Leon High School | 6-4-0 | |
1966 | Leon High School | 6-3-2 | |
1967 | Leon High School | 10-1-0 | |
1968 | Leon High School | 6-3-1 | |
1969 | Leon High School | 13-0-0 | State Champions |
1970 | Leon High School | 11-1-0 | |
1971 | Leon High School | 6-4-0 | |
1972 | Leon High School | 12-1-0 | State Runner-Up |
1973 | Leon High School | 9-1-1 | |
1974 | Leon High School | 13-0-0 | State Champions |
1975 | Leon High School | 12-2-0 | State Runner-Up |
1976 | Leon High School | 7-3-0 | |
1977 | Leon High School | 8-3-0 | |
1978 | Leon High School | 8-3-0 | |
1979 | Leon High School | 9-2-0 | |
1980 | Leon High School | 9-1-0 | |
1981 | Leon High School | 11-1-0 | |
1982 | Leon High School | 11-1-0 | |
1983 | Leon High School | 7-4-0 | |
1984 | Leon High School | 10-1-0 | |
1985 | Leon High School | 10-1-0 | |
1986 | Leon High School | 7-3-0 | |
1987 | Leon High School | 7-3-0 | |
1988 | Leon High School | 9-2-0 | |
1989 | Leon High School | 3-7-0 | |
1990 | Leon High School | 6-4-0 | |
Overall Record | 238-68-4 | ||
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References
- Biography of Gene Cox Archived 2007-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
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