Ernie Cox
Canadian football player
| Born: | (1894-02-17)February 17, 1894 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died: | February 26, 1962(1962-02-26) (aged 68) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
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| Position(s) | Centre |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1921–1931 | Hamilton Tigers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| CFL All-Star | 1923, 26–30 |
| Awards | 1928 Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy |
| Honours | 2× Grey Cup Champion - 1928 & 29 |
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Ernest Cox (February 17, 1894 – February 26, 1962) was a Canadian football player in the Canadian Football League.
Cox was born in Hamilton, Ontario. He played for eleven seasons for the Hamilton Tigers. He died in his home town of Hamilton, and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963 and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.
References
- Canada's Sports Hall of Fame profile
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Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy – MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)
Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East
- 1928: Cox
- 1929: Wilson
- 1930: Turville
- 1931: Perry
- 1932: Denman
- 1933: Welch
- 1934: Box
- 1935: Eliowitz
- 1936: Morrison
- 1937: Morris
- 1938: Cutler
- 1939: Davies
- 1940: Tommy
- 1941: Golab
- 1942–44: no award – World War II
- 1945: Fraser
- 1946: Krol
- 1947: Wagner
- 1948: Chipper
- 1949: Copeland
- 1950: Loney
- 1951: Cummings
- 1952: Mazza
- 1953: Cunningham
- 1954: Etcheverry
- 1955: Stone
- 1956: Patterson
- 1957: Shatto
- 1958: Etcheverry
- 1959: Jackson
- 1960: Stewart
- 1961: Oliver
- 1962: Dixon
- 1963: Henley
- 1964: Shatto
- 1965: Faloney
- 1966: Gaines
- 1967: Stewart
- 1968: Fairholm
- 1969: Jackson
- 1970: Symons
- 1971: Profit
- 1972: Henley
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