Jim Cox (tight end)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1946)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{infobox NFL biography

| name = Jim Cox

| number = 83

| position = Tight end

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|21}}

| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 230

| high_school = Christopher Columbus
(Miami, Florida)

| college = Miami (FL)

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 54

| pastteams =

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1968}})

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 11

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 147

| statlabel3 = Receiving average

| statvalue3 = 13.4

| pfr = CoxxJi00

}}

James Allen Cox (born December 21, 1946) is an American former football tight end who played for the Miami Dolphins for 13 games in 1968.{{cite book|title=ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia|date=2007|publisher=Sterling Publishing|isbn=978-1-4027-4216-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/espnprofootballe00ster/page/160 160]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/espnprofootballe00ster/page/160}} Cox attended Christopher Columbus High School in Miami, FL and played collegiate football at the University of Miami. Cox has since been inducted to both schools respective Hall of Fames.

Jim is married to Grace Cox, together they have two daughters and six grandchildren.