About Roosevelt Cox
Born 1914. Roosevelt Cox is an American baseball player.
Theodore Roosevelt Cox (born 1914), nicknamed "Benny", was an American Negro league third baseman between 1937 and 1944.
A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Cox made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Detroit Stars and Chicago American Giants. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs the following season, and ended his career with a three-year stint with the New York Cubans from 1942 to 1944.
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Who is Roosevelt Cox?
American baseball player
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Roosevelt Cox was born in 1914 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Roosevelt Cox is a baseball player.
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Roosevelt Cox is American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Roosevelt Cox. https://biography.guide/roosevelt-cox/
MLA: "Roosevelt Cox." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/roosevelt-cox/.
Chicago: "Roosevelt Cox." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/roosevelt-cox/.
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