Roger S. Penske/Lehigh Athletics Hall of Fame
Cox*, Alfred
Alfred Cox*
- Induction:
- 2006
- Class:
- 1940
A three-sport standout at Lehigh in the late 1930s, Alfred T. “Al” Cox made his mark on the baseball diamond, on the gridiron and on the basketball court.
Cox came to Lehigh in his mid-20’s, following a stint in the United States Army where he worked on decoding foreign messages. He immediately made an impact on the baseball team, where he was a four-year starter and later a team captain in his final season. Cox was Lehigh’s every day center fielder.
“Al had a terrific arm,” recalled Dick Mascuch, a member of the Class of 1943, and Cox’s fraternity brother in Delta Sigma Phi. “He could throw a guy out at home plate from center field on the fly.”
His work was no less impressive on the football field. Cox was a four-year letterwinner for the Brown and White, playing multiple positions. Despite his relatively small size, Cox was the team’s left halfback at 148 pounds. As a senior, Cox led Lehigh in both passing and total offense. He ranked sixth in the country in passing that year and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1939 Lehigh-Lafayette game - a game that Lehigh lost 29-13. For his efforts, Cox earned All-East and All-Pennsylvania recognition for football.
Cox stayed busy in the winter time as well, serving as a forward on the Lehigh basketball team. Though the team won fewer than 50 percent of its games in the four-year span during which he was a team member, Cox did his part, earning four varsity letters. Lehigh did beat Lafayette three times in those four seasons.
In addition to participating in athletics, Cox was an active member of the campus community and was named the Big Man on Campus for his involvement in so many activities. Cox served as the president of the Newtonian Society and was president of the Phi Eta Sigma honors society. Cox also demonstrated his leadership abilities by serving as the president of the Class of 1940 for two straight years.
A native of New York City, Al Cox excelled in the classroom during his time at Lehigh. He posted a 3.71 cumulative grade-point average during his time in Bethlehem, and he earned his degree in civil engineering from Lehigh in 1940.
Following his time at Lehigh, Cox returned to the Army, working in intelligence operations during World War II. He then spent time as an airline executive.
Al Cox passed away in 1973.
Cox came to Lehigh in his mid-20’s, following a stint in the United States Army where he worked on decoding foreign messages. He immediately made an impact on the baseball team, where he was a four-year starter and later a team captain in his final season. Cox was Lehigh’s every day center fielder.
“Al had a terrific arm,” recalled Dick Mascuch, a member of the Class of 1943, and Cox’s fraternity brother in Delta Sigma Phi. “He could throw a guy out at home plate from center field on the fly.”
His work was no less impressive on the football field. Cox was a four-year letterwinner for the Brown and White, playing multiple positions. Despite his relatively small size, Cox was the team’s left halfback at 148 pounds. As a senior, Cox led Lehigh in both passing and total offense. He ranked sixth in the country in passing that year and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1939 Lehigh-Lafayette game - a game that Lehigh lost 29-13. For his efforts, Cox earned All-East and All-Pennsylvania recognition for football.
Cox stayed busy in the winter time as well, serving as a forward on the Lehigh basketball team. Though the team won fewer than 50 percent of its games in the four-year span during which he was a team member, Cox did his part, earning four varsity letters. Lehigh did beat Lafayette three times in those four seasons.
In addition to participating in athletics, Cox was an active member of the campus community and was named the Big Man on Campus for his involvement in so many activities. Cox served as the president of the Newtonian Society and was president of the Phi Eta Sigma honors society. Cox also demonstrated his leadership abilities by serving as the president of the Class of 1940 for two straight years.
A native of New York City, Al Cox excelled in the classroom during his time at Lehigh. He posted a 3.71 cumulative grade-point average during his time in Bethlehem, and he earned his degree in civil engineering from Lehigh in 1940.
Following his time at Lehigh, Cox returned to the Army, working in intelligence operations during World War II. He then spent time as an airline executive.
Al Cox passed away in 1973.
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