14 Facts About Chip Cox

Chip Cox was born on June 24,1983 and is an American former professional football linebacker who played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League for 13 seasons.

Chip Cox is a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2009 and 2010, and winner of the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in 2013.

Chip Cox is a six-time CFL Divisional All-Star and three-time CFL All-Star.

Chip Cox holds three CFL records, including most career fumble return yards, most career fumble return touchdowns, and the record for longest fumble return.

Chip Cox lettered three years in both track and football at Beechcroft High School in Columbus, earning special mention all-state recognition in football his senior year.

Chip Cox became a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do in his Junior year.

Chip Cox holds the Ohio school record for the 40-yard dash, and started every game his sophomore and junior years, but battled injuries as a senior, only playing in nine games.

Chip Cox was a member of the Ohio Bobcats track and field team, where he was a premiere sprinter and placed sixth in the 100 meter dash at the 2004 Mid-American Conference championships.

Chip Cox was originally signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28,2005, and he spent the 2005 training camp and preseason with the team.

On November 5,2011 against the BC Lions, Chip Cox reached 400 career defensive tackles with the Alouettes, becoming the only player in club history to achieve this feat.

In 2013, Chip Cox had a career high, and league leading, number of tackles with 115.

Chip Cox had 12 sacks and four interceptions en route to winning the CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award and the James P McCaffrey Trophy.

Chip Cox continued to have strong performances, registering at least 65 defensive tackles in each of the subsequent four seasons.

Chip Cox was announced as a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame 2022 class on June 21,2022.