University of Minnesota Athletics
Ted Cox - M Club Hall of Fame
Theodore J. "Ted" Cox
Football, 1922-24
Men’s Track & Field, 1922-24
Men’s Basketball, 1924
HOF Class of 2005
One of the most athletic performers ever to wear the Maroon and Gold, Ted Cox was a seven-time letter winner in three sports at the U of M, three times in track and field and football, and once in basketball.
Following his junior year, Cox was elected football captain. Playing offensive tackle, he was a major contributor to the 1924 team. Season honors included being named to the All-Big Ten first team and to Walter Camp’s All-American second team.
He placed second in the hammer throw at the 1925 NCAA Track and Field Championships. All-American recognition was not awarded in the 1920s; he would have won that honor under today’s system.
Cox wanted to play basketball all three years, but football-coach concern about an injury-prone knee kept Cox off the hardwood until his senior year.
After his playing days, Cox coached football, most notably at Tulane and Oklahoma State. He took Tulane to the first ever Sugar Bowl, where it beat Pop Warner’s Temple team.