Martin Cox
James Martin Cox
Born: August 12, 1956
Mullins, SC
Position: WR
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 180
College: Vanderbilt
High School: Plantation (FL)
Career: 1979-1984
Martin Cox played from 1979 to 1984 during his career with the Memphis Showboats, Ottawa Rough Riders, Tampa Bay Bandits, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Cox caught 118 passes for 2,017 yards and 21 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 4 | 0 |
| CFL | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 4 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | 4 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 32 | 546 | 17.1 | 66 | 7 |
| 1980 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 29 | 386 | 13.3 | 45 | 6 |
| 1981 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 16 | 370 | 23.1 | 58 | 4 |
| 1982 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 15 | 333 | 22.2 | 68 | 3 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 203 | 14.5 | 29 | 1 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 36 | 0 |
| CFL | 109 | 1864 | 17.1 | 68 | 21 | |
| USFL | 9 | 153 | 17.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Totals | 118 | 2017 | 17.1 | 68 | 21 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 27 | 312 | 11.6 | 64 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 19 | 0 |
| 1983 | USFL Tampa Bay Bandits | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 |
| CFL | 33 | 363 | 11.0 | 64 | 0 | |
| USFL | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 14 | 0 | |
| Totals | 49 | 417 | 8.5 | 64 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 33 | 793 | 24.0 | 39 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| CFL | 34 | 818 | 24.1 | 39 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 818 | 24.1 | 39 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1979 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| 1980 | CFL Ottawa Rough Riders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1981 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1982 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| CFL | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
| Totals | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 8 | |
| 1980 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Ottawa Rough Riders | 1 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 7 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 8 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 3 | |
| 1983 | USFL | Tampa Bay Bandits | 15 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL | Memphis Showboats | 1 | 0 |
Honors
1979 - CFL CFL East All-Star
