Bobby Cox (footballer)

Bobby Cox
Personal information
Full name Robert Cox
Date of birth 24 January 1934(1934-01-24)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 20 February 2010(2010-02-20) (aged 76)
Place of death Scotland
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Dundee Osborne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1956-1968 Dundee 327 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Robert "Bobby" Cox (24 January 1934 – 20 February 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee from 1955 to 1969 and was their captain when they won their only Scottish league title in 1962.[1]

In 1999 fans voted to have one of the new stands at Dens Park named after Cox and was inducted to the Dundee F.C. Hall of Fame in 2009.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Bobby Cox - Obituary" Scotsman
  2. ^ Bobby Cox vanguard of golden era at Dens Park
  3. ^ "Dundee legend Bobby Cox dies, aged 76"