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Gilbert Cox

Gilbert H. Cox

  • Class
    1929
  • Induction
    1984
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Spartanburg, S.C.

'29 B.A. Education
Guard
Three-Year Letterman — 1926-28
All-South Carolina — 1928
All-Southern — 1928
SIAA Champion — 1927 (10-1)
South Carolina Champion — 1926 (8-1-1) & 1927 (10-1)
Three-Year Record — 23-6-1 (17 shutouts)
1927 Purple Hurricane Known As “30-Mule Team”, Outscored Opposition 285-59, & Recorded Seven Shutouts (considered one of finest teams in school history) 
31-0 Win Over N.C. State — 1926
10-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1926
14-7 Win Over Georgia — 1926
10-7 Win Over South Carolina — 1926
20-0 Win Over Clemson — 1926
13-7 Win Over Duke — 1927
20-0 WIn Over N.C. State — 1927
53-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1927
34-0 Win Over South Carolina — 1927
28-0 Win Over Clemson — 1927
38-7 Win Over Miami, Fla. — 1927
18-0 Win Over Wake Forest — 1928
Head Coach, Spartanburg (S.C.) High School (Record) — 1945-47 (17-8-3, .660)
Head Coach, Welford-Lyman-Tucpau (S.C.) High School — 1949-50
Furman Athletic Hall of Fame — 1984

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