# Fred Cox, former Vikings kicker and inventor of the Nerf football, dies at 80

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 24, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-cox-former-vikings-kicker-and-inventor-of-the-nerf-football-dies-at-80/843920 "2019-11-24T18:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 24, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-cox-former-vikings-kicker-and-inventor-of-the-nerf-football-dies-at-80/843920/1 "2019-11-24T18:00:58Z")

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[Cite here](https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/23/us/minnesota-vikings-kicker-dead-trnd/index.html)

So kick a Viking, or maybe a Nerf football, in his honor.