Cary Cox

William Cary Cox (December 31, 1917 – December 27, 1991), sometimes listed as William Carey Cox, was an American football player. Cox attended the University of Alabama where he played at the center position on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. He was selected by Liberty magazine as a first-team player on the 1939 College Football All-America Team.[1] During World War II, Cox commanded an infantry battalion in the European Theater.[2] Cox later operated an automobile dealership in Alexander City, Alabama.[3] He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1988.[4] He died in Alexander City in 1991.[3]

Cary Cox
Born:(1917-12-31)December 31, 1917
Bainbridge, Georgia
Died:December 27, 1991(1991-12-27) (aged 73)
Alexander City, Alabama
Career information
Position(s)Center
CollegeUniversity of Alabama
NFL draft1940 / Round: 11 / Pick: 93
Drafted byPittsburgh Steelers
Career history
As player
1937–1939Alabama
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-American, 1939

References
  1. ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1178. ISBN 1401337031.
  2. "Carey Cox Commands Fighting Battalion". The Tuscaloosa News. October 9, 1944.
  3. "William Cox". The Tuscaloosa News. December 29, 1991.
  4. "20th class inducted into Alabama's Hall of Fame". Times Daily. February 22, 1988.
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