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Bill Cox, 88, American football player (Washington Redskins).
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|John William Cox (May 9, 1929 – May 14, 2017) was an American professional football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Duke University and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1951 NFL draft.
Cox was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1978. He died on May 14, 2017, at the age of 88.
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