Cox, who played 15 NFL seasons, teamed with John Mattox to invent the NERF football, a foam toy that was softer and mimicked the bounce and feel of a regular football.
USA TODAYFormer Minnesota Vikings kicker and the co-creator of the NERF football Fred Cox died Wednesday night in Minnesota at the age of 80.
Cox played 15 seasons for the Vikings, which is the third-longest tenure of any player in franchise history. He was dependable and consistent, playing in all 210 regular-season games in which he appeared. In his career, Cox made 282 of his 455 field goal attempts , with a career-long of 52 yards. He also made 519 of 539 extra points.
“Fred was the ultimate team player for us,” former Vikings Bud Grant said. “He took part in all of our scout teams, playing running back or whatever we asked of him. He was a great asset to our team, a true credit to the team and his community. If you saw those games, he always stood right next to me on the sideline because he was such a big part of what we were doing with field position and knew the game so well.
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