Darryl Cox (footballer)

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.

Darryl Cox
Personal information
Full name Darryl Cox
Date of birth (1961-01-26) 26 January 1961 (age 63)
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

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

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  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.