Roderick H. Cox

Cox was born in the State of New York and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. As a member of the Michigan Wolverines men's track and field team, he was a two-time All-American in 1932 and 1933.{{cite web|title=2013 University of Michigan Men's Track & Field Record Book |publisher= University of Michigan |accessdate= August 7, 2013 |page= 12; 19 |url= http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/tfm-recordbook-throughapril29.pdf}} He won the 1933 NCAA Championship in the hammer throw with a distance of 156 feet, 3/4 inch.{{cite news|title=Louisiana State Wins N.C.A.A. Meet: Trojans Edged Out in Sensational Track Duel|newspaper=Los Angeles Times (AP wire story)|date=1933-06-18}} He also finished fifth in the event at the 1932 NCAA Championships.{{cite news|title=METCALFE BREAKS THREE WORLD MARKS: Glen Cunningham Runs Fastest American Mile|newspaper=Los Angeles Times (AP wire story)|date=1932-06-12}}

Ketz also played college football at the end and fullback positions for the Michigan Wolverines football team during the 1930, 1931, and 1932 seasons.{{cite web|title=1930 Football Roster|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1930&-max=170&-Find|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819230709/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1930&-max=170&-Find|archivedate=2010-08-19}}{{cite web|title=1931 Football Roster|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1931&-max=170&-Find}}{{cite web|title=1932 Football Roster|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library|url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1932&-max=170&-Find|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901031820/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1932&-max=170&-Find|archivedate=2010-09-01}}{{cite news|title=Michigan End May Be Lost for Illinois Battle: Roderick Cox Goes To Sideline with Injured Knee|newspaper=The Milwaukee Sentinel|date=October 22, 1930|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19301022&id=_FRQAAAAIBAJ&pg=2411,3218854}}{{cite news|title=Kipke's Ends Give Him Lots of Worry: Cox Receives Knee Injury In Ohio State Game and May Be Out Saturday|newspaper=The Owosso Argus-Press|date=October 22, 1930|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XLYoAAAAIBAJ&pg=2617,4437479&dq=roderick+cox+michigan&hl=en}} He was a teammate of President Gerald Ford on the undefeated 1932 Michigan Wolverines football team that won the national championship.{{cite web|title=1932 Football Team|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Collections|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1932fbt.htm}}{{cite news|title=1932 Michigan Football Team Roster|publisher=University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Collections|url=http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1932&-max=170&-Find|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901031820/http://141.211.39.65/allroster/FMPro?-DB=allrost.fp5&-Format=fbresult.htm&-SortField=name&-SortOrder=Ascend&year=1932&-max=170&-Find|archivedate=2010-09-01}}

In 2012, Cox was posthumously inducted into the University of Michigan Track and Field Hall of Fame.{{cite web|title=2013 University of Michigan Men's Track & Field Record Book|publisher=University of Michigan|accessdate=August 7, 2013|page=12|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/mich/sports/m-track/auto_pdf/2012-13/misc_non_event/tfm-recordbook-throughapril29.pdf}}

After receiving a bachelor's degree from Michigan in 1933, Cox worked as a reporter for The Pontiac Press in Pontiac, Michigan, and taught at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He later attended Harvard University and received a master's degree in teaching in 1941. During World War II, Cox served in the United States Navy, serving as a communications officer in Washington, D.C. After being discharged from active military duty, he remained active in the Naval Reserve and attained the rank of commander.

For almost 40 years, Cox taught world history and comparative religion at the Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, Maryland, and eventually became head of the school's history department. He also served on the staff of Camp Keewaydin on Lake Temagami in Ontario, Canada for approximately 60 summers. He died in Bethesda in September 2000 at age 89.{{cite news|title=Roderick Howard Cox: Environmentalist|newspaper=Gazette.net (Maryland)|date=September 15, 2000|url=http://ww2.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2000/200037/montgomerycty/obituaries/25334-1.html}}{{cite web|title=Mary and Rod Cox: A Marriage Made on the Dance Floor|author=Judy Catlin|publisher=Sidwell Friends School|year=2003|url=http://classic.sidwell.edu/retired_former_employees/archives/Mary_and_Rod_Cox.htm}}

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