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Coach Gene Cox
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| Biographical details | |
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| Born | 1935 Lake City, Florida |
| Died | (2009-03-30)March 30, 2009 |
| Playing career | |
| 1954–1955 | Florida State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1990 | Leon High School |
Gene Calvin Cox was a football coach at Leon High SchoolinTallahassee, Florida, United States. Over his 38-year career at four schools, his teams won 313 games, a feat that has not been duplicated as of 2006. In 1988, he was inducted into the State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998, the City of Tallahassee renamed the local high school football stadium Gene Cox Stadium.[1]
Cox received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1956 after playing on the 1954 and 1955 Florida State Seminole football teams.
He died on March 30, 2009, at age 74.[2]
| Yea | Team | Record | Playoff Result |
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| 1963 | Leon High School | 4-6-0 | |
| 1964 | Leon High School | 8-3-0 | |
| 1965 | Leon High School | 6-4-0 | |
| 1966 | Leon High School | 6-3-2 | |
| 1967 | Leon High School | 10-1-0 | |
| 1968 | Leon High School | 6-3-1 | |
| 1969 | Leon High School | 13-0-0 | State Champions |
| 1970 | Leon High School | 11-1-0 | |
| 1971 | Leon High School | 6-4-0 | |
| 1972 | Leon High School | 12-1-0 | State Runner-Up |
| 1973 | Leon High School | 9-1-1 | |
| 1974 | Leon High School | 13-0-0 | State Champions |
| 1975 | Leon High School | 12-2-0 | State Runner-Up |
| 1976 | Leon High School | 7-3-0 | |
| 1977 | Leon High School | 8-3-0 | |
| 1978 | Leon High School | 8-3-0 | |
| 1979 | Leon High School | 9-2-0 | |
| 1980 | Leon High School | 9-1-0 | |
| 1981 | Leon High School | 11-1-0 | |
| 1982 | Leon High School | 11-1-0 | |
| 1983 | Leon High School | 7-4-0 | |
| 1984 | Leon High School | 10-1-0 | |
| 1985 | Leon High School | 10-1-0 | |
| 1986 | Leon High School | 7-3-0 | |
| 1987 | Leon High School | 7-3-0 | |
| 1988 | Leon High School | 9-2-0 | |
| 1989 | Leon High School | 3-7-0 | |
| 1990 | Leon High School | 6-4-0 | |
| Overall Record | 238-68-4 |
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