Gene Cox


Gene Calvin Cox was a football coach at Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. Over his 38-year coaching career at four different schools, his teams won a total of 313 games, a feat that had not been duplicated as of 2006. In 1988, he was inducted into the State of Florida Sports Hall of Fame. In 1998, the City of Tallahassee renamed the local high school football stadium for him, Gene Cox Stadium.
He received his bachelor's degree from Florida State University in 1956 after having played on the 1954 and 1955 Florida State Seminole football teams.
Cox died on March 30, 2009 at the age of 74.

Head Coaching Record

YearTeamRecordPlayoff Result
1963Leon High School4-6-0
1964Leon High School8-3-0
1965Leon High School6-4-0
1966Leon High School6-3-2
1967Leon High School10-1-0
1968Leon High School6-3-1
1969Leon High School13-0-0State Champions
1970Leon High School11-1-0
1971Leon High School6-4-0
1972Leon High School12-1-0State Runner-Up
1973Leon High School9-1-1
1974Leon High School13-0-0State Champions
1975Leon High School12-2-0State Runner-Up
1976Leon High School7-3-0
1977Leon High School8-3-0
1978Leon High School8-3-0
1979Leon High School9-2-0
1980Leon High School9-1-0
1981Leon High School11-1-0
1982Leon High School11-1-0
1983Leon High School7-4-0
1984Leon High School10-1-0
1985Leon High School10-1-0
1986Leon High School7-3-0
1987Leon High School7-3-0
1988Leon High School9-2-0
1989Leon High School3-7-0
1990Leon High School6-4-0
Overall Record238-68-4