Darryl Cox (footballer)

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Darryl Cox
Personal information
Full name Darryl Cox
Date of birth (1961-01-26) 26 January 1961 (age 61)
Original team(s) Regent Scouts[1]
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1980–1983 Fitzroy 16 0(8)
1984–1986 Melbourne 13 0(7)
1987 Brisbane Bears 01 0(1)
Total 30 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1987.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Darryl Cox (born 26 January 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Cox, a defender, was never able to command regular selection and did not play more than eight games (mainly due to injury) in any one season.[2] He started out at Fitzroy, playing 16 games in four years and missing the entire 1981 season.[2]

At Melbourne, his second club, he played 13 games in three seasons.[2]

His finished his career in Brisbane, where he was a member of the Bears initial VFL squad and played his only game in round two against Geelong.[2]

His daughter, Montana Cox is an Australian fashion model,[3] and his son Nikolas plays football for Essendon.

References[]

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ a b c d AFL Tables: Darryl Cox
  3. ^ Te Koha, Nui (7 September 2014). "Darryl Cox has Father's Day pride for his supermodel girl Montana". Sunday Herald Sun.
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