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Stanley Cox (footballer)

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Stan Cox
Personal information
Full name Stanley Cox
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940-1947 West Torrens 149 (13)
Total 149 (13)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1941-47 South Australia 4
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1947.
Career highlights
  • Premiership player 1945
  • West Torrens Best and Fairest 1940
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Stan Cox was an Australian rules footballer for the West Torrens Football Club during the 1940s.[1] On one occasion following a heavy kick to the jaw, a semi-conscious and dazed Cox made the news for tackling teammate Ray Roberts.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Devaney, John. "Stanley Cox". AustralianFootball.com. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ Jervis, Lawrie Jr (5 August 1946). "Dazed, Cox Tackled His Teammate". The News. Vol. 47, no. 7,178. p. 6. Retrieved 28 April 2020.