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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{BLP one source|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Chubby Cox
| image =
| width =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 2
| weight_lb = 181
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|12|29}}
| birth_place = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| high_school = Roxborough<br/>(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
| college = *[[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] (1973–1975)
*[[San Francisco Dons men's basketball|San Francisco]] (1976–1978)
| draft_year = 1978
| draft_round = 8
| draft_pick = 159
| draft_team = [[Chicago Bulls]]
| career_start = 1978
| career_end = 1983
| career_position = [[Shooting guard]]
| career_number = 32
| years1 = 1978–1980
| team1 = [[Wilkes-Barre Barons]]
| years2 = 1980–1981
| team2 = [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Philadelphia Kings]]
| years3 = 1981
| team3 = Beverly Hills
| years4 = {{nbay|1982|end}}
| team4 = [[Washington Bullets]]
| bbr = coxch01
| letter = c
}}
'''John Arthur''' "'''Chubby'''" '''Cox III''' (born December 29, 1955) is an American former professional [[basketball]] player. Cox was drafted by the [[Chicago Bulls]] in the [[1978 NBA draft]] and played for the [[Washington Bullets]] for one season. He played [[college basketball]] for the [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova Wildcats]] and [[San Francisco Dons men's basketball|San Francisco Dons]].
==Life and career==
Cox was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. A {{convert|6|ft|2|in|cm|abbr=on}} [[guard (basketball)|guard]], Cox attended [[Roxborough, Philadelphia|Roxborough]] High School in Philadelphia. He played two years at [[Villanova Wildcats basketball|Villanova University]] and then starred at the [[University of San Francisco]] (USF), where he still ranks among the Top 10 in single-season assists.
He was [[NBA draft|drafted]] in the 8th round (7th pick) by the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]]'s [[Chicago Bulls]] in [[1978 NBA draft|1978]]. However, Cox did not make an NBA roster until the [[1982–83 NBA season|1982–83 season]], when he played seven games for the [[Washington Bullets]], scoring 29 total points.
Cox played professionally in the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA) from 1978 to 1981. Over three seasons with the Philadelphia Kings, Pennsylvania Barons, and [[Wilkes-Barre Barons]], Cox averaged nearly 22 points per game. He scored 50 points in a December 28, 1979 game against the [[Lancaster Red Roses (basketball)|Lancaster Red Roses]]. He also played professionally in Venezuela for Beverley Hills in Caracas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/120701/cox-disfruta-su-experiencia |title=Bio |publisher=www.eluniversal.com |date= |accessdate=2020-01-28}}</ref>
Cox married his girlfriend, and former University of San Francisco cheerleader, Victoria and together they have an American-Venezuelan son, [[John Cox (basketball, born 1981)|John]], who plays [[Venezuela national basketball team|professional basketball]] in [[Venezuela]], where he was born.
Cox's brother-in-law was former NBA player [[Joe Bryant]] and his nephew was [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame]]r [[Kobe Bryant]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Eric|title=Talent Runs in the Family|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2005/mar/04/sports/sp-wccmen4|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=March 4, 2005|accessdate=July 16, 2024}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
* Basketball Reference: [https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/coxch01.html Chubby Cox] career statistics
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