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  • Cloyce Box
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  • Cloyce Kennedy Box (August 24, 1923 – October 24, 1993) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, where he was voted into two Pro Bowls. He played college football at Louisiana Tech in 1944 and then at West Texas A&M University. He was drafted in the 20th round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. After retiring from football, he went on to become a rich businessman in Texas owning gas and oil company 'Box Energy Corporation', however his business life was plagued by lawsuits and legal issues.
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  • 1948
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Number
  • 80
statvalue
  • 20.700000
  • 32
  • 2665
Birth Date
  • 1923-08-24
death place
Name
  • Box, Cloyce
NFL
  • BOX415291
draftround
  • 20
Date of Death
  • 1993-10-24
debutteam
  • Detroit Lions
Birth Place
College
death date
  • 1993-10-24
Highlights
  • * 2× Pro Bowl selection * All-Pro selection
Place of Birth
Place of death
debutyear
  • 1949
Position
draftpick
  • 178
Teams
  • * Detroit Lions
Date of Birth
  • 1923-08-24
Short Description
  • American football player
finalteam
  • Detroit Lions
statlabel
  • Average
  • Receiving yards
  • Touchdowns
finalyear
  • 1954
abstract
  • Cloyce Kennedy Box (August 24, 1923 – October 24, 1993) was an American football end in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions, where he was voted into two Pro Bowls. He played college football at Louisiana Tech in 1944 and then at West Texas A&M University. He was drafted in the 20th round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins. After retiring from football, he went on to become a rich businessman in Texas owning gas and oil company 'Box Energy Corporation', however his business life was plagued by lawsuits and legal issues. He once owned Cloyce Box Ranch which was used as the original Southfork Ranch for the mini-series that became the first season of tv show Dallas. After his death, investors sued his company for fraud and the $28 million ranch was sold by the investors who won it in court.