Mason Cox

Mason Cox
Cox playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Mason Cox
Nickname(s) American Pie,[1] Coxzilla[2] Coxy
Date of birth (1991-03-14) March 14, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Highland Village, Texas, U.S.
Original team(s) Oklahoma State University (Big 12)
Draft No. 60 pick, 2015 rookie draft
Height 211 cm (6 ft 11 in)[3]
Weight 110 kg (243 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 46
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2015– Collingwood 129 (123)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mason Cox (born March 14, 1991) is an American-Australian professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing as a ruckman and key forward, he first played Australian rules football in April 2014 before making his AFL debut two years later in April 2016. Cox had previously played basketball for Oklahoma State University in the Big 12 Conference and, standing at 211 cm (6 ft 11 in),[4] is the tallest player to ever be measured at an AFL Draft Combine.[5]

  1. ^ Walsh, Courtney (April 26, 2016). "Collingwood lean on their American Pie Mason Cox in Anzac Day thrashing". The Australian. Archived from the original on December 15, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. ^ McGowan, Marc (April 13, 2020). "'I was so s**thouse': An American story with seven 'Coxzilla' twists". Australian Football League. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on April 13, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "official Bio". Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Mason Cox | AFL". collingwoodfc.com.au. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "afl.com.au". Archived from the original on October 11, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2016.