| Date of birth: | May 11, 1958 |
| Place of birth: | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Career information | |
|---|---|
| Position(s): | Punter / Kicker |
| Jersey №: | 15, 12 |
| College: | Arkansas |
| NFL Draft: | 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 134 |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1981-1984 1985-1988 |
Cleveland Browns Washington Redskins |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Honors: | 1 Super Bowl ring |
| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Stephen Everett Cox (born on May 11, 1958 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former American football punter and placekicker. Cox was drafted by the Cleveland Browns and played for them for four seasons. Cox played four more seasons for the Washington Redskins. Cox was one of the last straight-ahead style placekickers in the National Football League.
Though primarily a punter and kickoff specialist, Cox was also used for long field goal attempts. On October 21, 1984, Cox kicked a 60-yard field goal in a game against Cincinnati. The kick was the second-longest field goal at the time (behind Tom Dempsey's record kick), but has since been matched by Morten Andersen and Rob Bironas and surpassed by Jason Elam and Matt Bryant. Cox's kick remains one of only six field goals of 60 yards or more in NFL history and one of only two which was done with the straight-ahead style (the other being Tom Dempsey).
Cox earned a Super Bowl ring with the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XXII. Cox punted four times and kicked off six times for the Redskins.
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