COLUMBIA — J’den Cox was sitting in the stands watching a Hickman football practice during his junior year. He had given up football after tearing the meniscus in his knee and playing only two games for the Kewpies as a sophomore. Cox had already won two state wrestling championships and didn’t want to jeopardize his bright future on the mat.
Three-time state wrestling champ returns to Hickman football team
Friday, September 14, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT
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