Gary Cox is a Gaelic footballer from County Roscommon, Ireland. He first came to prominence with the Roscommon Junior team that won Connacht and All Ireland titles in 2000[1] along with future Senior stars like Karol Mannion and Shane Curran. The following year he was part of the Roscommon side that won the Connacht Senior Football Championship.[2] He plays his club football with the St Faithleach's club. As well as representing his country in the 2003 International Rules Series in Australia, he has played for NUIG in the Sigerson Cup, and Connacht in the Railway Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Born | County Roscommon, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Nickname | Coxy | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2012–2017 |
St Faithleachs Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001–2010 | Roscommon | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
Cox transferred to Galway city club Salthill-Knocknacarra in 2012, helping them to a county title in the same year.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Footballpublisher=Hoganstand.com". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Cox in as Lohan misses out". Hoganstand.com. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^ "Salthill are the team of 2012 and the future". Tuam Herald. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2021.