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Tom Cox (American Football)
Thomas Franklin Cox (December 4, 1962 – May 13, 2020) was an American football Center (gridiron football), center who played one season for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at USC Trojans football, USC. Early life and education Tom Cox was born on December 4, 1962, in Xenia, Ohio. He grew up in Xenia playing baseball, basketball American football, football, and Track and Field, track. He attended high school at Xenia before going to college at USC Trojans football, USC. He spent 1981 to 1985 playing Center (gridiron football), center for their football team, the Trojans. He was part of their 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season, 1985 Rose Bowl Game, Rose Bowl 1985 USC Trojans football team, team. Professional career After not playing in 1986, he was signed in '87 by the Los Angeles Rams. He was signed a Replacement player#National Football League – 1987, replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike. He was backup to Ton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center (gridiron Football)
Center or Centre (C) is a position in gridiron football. The center is the innermost Lineman (American football), lineman of the offensive line on a football team's Offense (sports), offense. The center is also the player who passes (or "Snap (gridiron football), snaps") the ball between his legs to the quarterback at the start of each Play from scrimmage, play. The importance of centers for a football team has increased, due to the re-emergence of 3–4 defenses. According to Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, "you need to have somebody who can neutralize that nose tackle. If you don't, everything can get screwed up. Your running game won't be effective and you'll also have somebody in your quarterback's face on every play." Roles The center's first role is to pass the football to the quarterback. This exchange is called a snap. Most offensive schemes make adjustments based on how the defensive line and linebackers align themselves in relation to the offensive line, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
