Background
Cox was born in the State of New York and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan.
journalist teacher athletics competitor
Cox was born in the State of New York and grew up in Birmingham, Michigan.
Harvard University.
He was a teacher at the Sidwell Friends School for nearly 40 years. He also finished fifth in the event at the 1932 National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships. Ketz also played college football at the end and fullback positions for the Michigan Wolverines football team during the 1930, 1931, and 1932 seasons.
In 2012, Cox was posthumously inducted into the Track and Field Hall of Fame.
After receiving a bachelor"s degree from Michigan in 1933, Cox worked as a reporter for the The Pontiac Press in Pontiac, Michigan, and taught at the Cranbrook Educational Community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He later attended Harvard University and received a master"s degree in teaching in 1941.
During World World War II, Cox served in the United States Navy, serving as a communications officer in Washington, District of Columbia Foreign almost 40 years, Cox taught world history and comparative religion at the Sidwell Friends School in Bethesda, Maryland, and eventually became head of the school"s history department. He also served on the staff of Camp Keewaydin on Lake Temagami in Ontario, Canada for approximately 60 summers.
He died in Bethesda in September 2000 at age 89.
As a member of the Michigan Wolverines men"s track and field team, he was a two-time All-American in 1932 and 1933.