Cloyce Box
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| Date of birth: August 24, 1923 | |||||||||
| Place of birth: Hamilton, Texas | |||||||||
| Date of death: October 24, 1993 (aged 70) | |||||||||
| Place of death: Dallas, Texas | |||||||||
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Career information
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| College: West Texas A&M Louisiana Tech |
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| NFL Draft: 1948 / Round: 20 / Pick: 178 (By the Washington Redskins) |
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| Debuted in 1949 | |||||||||
| Last played in 1954 | |||||||||
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Cloyce Kennedy Box (August 24, 1923 – October 24, 1993) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, where he was voted into two Pro Bowls. He played college football at Louisiana Tech in 1944 and then at West Texas A&M University. He was drafted in the 20th round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.
After retiring from football, he went on to become a rich businessman in Texas owning gas and oil company 'Box Energy Corporation', however his business life was plagued by lawsuits and legal issues.[1]
He once owned Cloyce Box Ranch which was used as the original Southfork Ranch for the mini-series that became the first season of the soap opera Dallas. After his death, investors sued his company for fraud and the $28 million ranch was sold by the investors who won it in court.[2]
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External links[edit]
- "Cloyce Box; Football Player, 70". The New York Times. October 27, 1993. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- Cloyce Box at Find a Grave
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Categories:
- 1923 births
- 1993 deaths
- American football tight ends
- Detroit Lions players
- Players of American football from Texas
- People from Hamilton County, Texas
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes basketball players
- West Texas A&M Buffaloes football players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players
- Louisiana Tech University alumni
