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Date(s)
- 1960-1968 (Création/Production)
Extent
2.52 linear feet
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Born on August 31, 1933, Kenneth Cox graduated from East Stroudsburg University in 1955 with a B.S. degree in health and physical education. He later received his Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction. Cox served in the U.S. military from 1955 to 1956. In 1956 Summer games in Melbourne, Australia, he was part of the U.S. Olympic wrestling team.
Cox coached wrestling for 25 years, four of which were spent at St. Cloud State. Ken Cox coached the SCSU wrestling team from 1963 through 1967. During his St. Cloud State career, Cox coached the Olympic-bound Hazewinkel twins, Dave and Jim, accompanying them to their 1964 Olympic Trial in New York City. Cox saw the completion of Halenbeck Hall in 1965 and hosted the NAIA championships there in 1966. Throughout his entire coaching career, Cox coached 16 NAIA All-Americans, three Olympians, eight national champions, and numerous NCAA All-Americans. He passed away on February 5, 2022 at the age of 88.
Portée et contenu
This collection consists of ten scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photos, and various correspondence detailing the events and athletes of Kenneth Cox’s career as wrestling coach for St. Cloud State between 1963 and 1967. Scrapbooks contain news coverage on Hazewinkel and Nelson twins, who wrestled at St. Cloud State during the time Cox was head wrestling coach. The scrapbooks also document the completion of Halenbeck Hall, 1964 Olympic Trials in wrestling, World’s Fair in New York City, and the 1966 National NAIA wrestling championships hosted by St. Cloud State.
System of arrangement
Ten scrapbooks arranged in chronological order.
Records are located at 27A.4a-c.
Conditions d’accès
There are no access restrictions.
Accès physique
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Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- anglais
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Source immédiate d'acquisition
Gift
Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation
Accruals
A22-009
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Archivist's note
Processed by Kennedy Gratke in April 2022