Sonny Cox
Sonny Cox may refer to: * Sonny Cox (basketball) Landon "Sonny" Cox (1938 – May 5, 2020) was an American basketball coach and jazz alto saxophonist. Early life Cox's mother, Helen Harris, was a singer and performed with Erskine Hawkins. He first played with The Rocks a Cincinnati-based group ..., American basketball coach and jazz alto saxophonist * Sonny Cox (footballer), English footballer {{hndis, Cox, Sonny ...
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Sonny Cox (basketball)
Landon "Sonny" Cox (1938 – May 5, 2020) was an American basketball coach and jazz alto saxophonist. Early life Cox's mother, Helen Harris, was a singer and performed with Erskine Hawkins. He first played with The Rocks a Cincinnati-based group that backed Jackie Wilson, Jerry Butler, Solomon Burke, Lavern Baker and other soul artists. In 1955, Cox met organist Ken Prince and they began to work together around Chicago. In 1964, they formed the Three Souls with drummer Robert Shy. The group made three albums for the Argo-Cadet label. In 1974, Cox became the baseball coach for Paul Robeson High School (Chicago, Illinois). In 1981, he became the basketball coach at King College Prep High School, where he coached three state basketball championship teams. In 2006, Cox was voted as one of the 100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament, a group of former players and coaches in honor of the 100th. anniversary of the IHSA boys basketball tournament. Among the basketball pla ...
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