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Bill Cox

Cox in 1926
Personal information
Born	June 12, 1904 in Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	June 3, 1996 (aged 91) Webster, New York, U.S.
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Mile, 5000 m, 3000 m
Club	Mercersburg Academy, Lancaster
Achievements and titles
Personal best	Mile – 4:18.6 (1927)
Medal record Representing the  United States 1924 Paris 3000 m team

William John 'Spuds' Cox (June 12, 1904 – June 3, 1996) was an American middle-distance runner. Although initially qualifying for the 5,000m team at the 1924 Olympics, he competed in the 3,000m team race. He placed eighth individually, thereby winning a team bronze medal, together with Edward Kirby and Willard Tibbetts.

Cox was educated at the Rochester Shop School, Mercersburg Academy, and Pennsylvania State University. While at Mercersburg he put on several pounds in weight due to his love of potatoes in the school dining room, earning him the nickname 'Spuds'. In later years he returned to Rochester Shop School (then known as Edison Technical School) and taught mathematics for 36 years. Scots American coach Jimmy Curran trained him at Mercersburg.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania State University Olympians

References

1. ^ "Bill Cox". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020.
2. "William Cox". trackfield.brinkster.net.
3. ^ "Bill Cox to Enter Millrose Games in New York City". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. December 22, 1922. p. 24. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
4. "Bill Cox". Olympedia. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
5. ^ "Olympic Hero Cox Has Lost Ultimate Race". Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester). June 5, 1996.
6. "RocJocks: Olympic medalist Bill Cox". Democratandchronicle.com. February 11, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

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Track/road/cross country athletes	Karl Anderson Verne Booth Chester Bowman Charles Brookins Ray Buker William Churchill Louis Clarke (r) Commodore Cochran (r) Jimmy Connolly (t) Chan Coulter Bill Cox (t) Clarence DeMar Mike Devaney Ray Dodge Rilus Doolittle Schuyler Enck August Fager Horatio Fitch Charles Foster John Gray George Guthrie Lloyd Hahn Alan Helffrich (r) James Henigan George Hill Harry Hinkel Frank Hussey (r) Earl Johnson Pitch Johnson Wayne Johnson Dan Kinsey Edward Kirby (t) Leo Larrivee (t) Al LeConey (r) George Lermond Oliver MacDonald (r) Charles Mellor Loren Murchison Bayes Norton Charley Paddock Russell Payne Harold Phelps Joie Ray (t) Bill Richardson Marvin Rick Ivan Riley Ray Robertson John Romig Jackson Scholz William Spencer William Stevenson (r) Arthur Studenroth John Coard Taylor Morgan Taylor Willard Tibbetts (t) Ray Watson John Watters Frank Wendling Ralph Williams Eric Wilson Frank Zuna
Field/combined event athletes	Norman Anderson Otto Anderson Clifford Argue Lee Barnes Jim Brooker Leroy Brown William Comins Harry Frieda Ned Gourdin Glenn Graham Merwin Graham Brutus Hamilton Glenn Hartranft Ralph Hills Bud Houser DeHart Hubbard Robert Juday Mort Kaer Robert LeGendre Tom Lieb James McEachern Matt McGrath Jack Merchant William Neufeld Emerson Norton Gene Oberst Harold Osborn Tom Poor Gus Pope Lee Priester Albert Rose Ralph Spearow Fred Tootell Homer Whelchel Earle Wilson
Coaches and trainers	Lawson Robertson (head track coach) Walter Christie (head field coach) Eddie Farrell (assistant coach) Bill Hayward (assistant coach) Harry Hillman (assistant coach) Tom Keane (assistant coach) Jack Magee (assistant coach) Amos Alonzo Stagg (assistant coach) Eugene Vidal (assistant coach) Michael J. Ryan (marathon trainer)

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