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Selected articles from past Cox Classics, as published in the special
promotional edition of the USA Today...
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St. Jude: a beacon of hope
“Show me my way in life, and I will build you a shrine.” This simple promise, made by the late entertainer Danny Thomas, became the most important work of his life: the establishment of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – the shrine he had promised St. Jude, the patron saint of hopeless causes....Complete story |
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Cox Cornerstone: The Hibbert Group
Once again, the Cox Classic is happy to have the support of an institutional icon of the Garden State, The Hibbert Group. Holding the distinction as the longest running sponsor of the Cox Classic, The Hibbert Group took on a special role this year: As the Cox Classic team made plans to re-create the event with two new charities—St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and LIFE, LPGA Pros in the Fight to Eradicate Breast Cancer—The Hibbert Group played a critical and generous role in the transition...Complete story |
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Cox Classic wins Bill Veeck Sports
Sponsorship Award
If you’ve attended the Cox Classic, then you know
firsthand that this annual gathering is a cut above the
field of charity golf outings.
In fact, over the last few years...Complete story |
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Seaview Resort & Spa teamsup with the Cox Classic
No airports, no layovers, no lost luggage. Two championship golf courses, a luxurious spa, beaches, boardwalk, exciting nightlife, etc.—and it’s just a car ride away...Complete story |
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Ace World Wide:When it comes to moving, look no further.
As Michael King sees it, becoming involved in the Cox Classic was a kind of calling—both figuratively and literally. “I always knew I wanted to use my position in any way that I could to help children,” says King, a vice president at Ace World Wide and father of an 11-year-old son. “So when I heard Mike Marion on the radio talking about the charities of the Cox Classic, I gave him a call.”...Complete story
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The real secret to winning the Cox
Classic scramble
“The breakfast of champions is not a cereal,” a great
man once wrote. “It’s the opposition.” There you go.
To etch your name on the Cox Classic trophy, you
need a little of that acid.
That macho stuff. That high-fiving, ass-slappin’,
whoop-whoopin,’ you-da-mannin’, testosteronedrinkin’,
two-a-dayin’ WILL TO WIN...Complete story |
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Rookies join the fray
The 2005 Imus Teed Off Celebrity Challenge will
feature 4 new participants competing to stick the
18th green at Fiddler’s Elbow River Course. Former
heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney, whose professional
28-3 record included 25 knockouts and
whose 1982 title fight with Larry Holmes was one
of the most hyped in history...Complete story |
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Golf 101: Locating a swing thought
Every golfer in the Cox Classic needs a swing thought. Wander out there without one, my fellow competitor, and you might as well hunt geese with-out a honking tool, or whatever they call those...Complete story
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Q&A with... Mike Breen
Mike Breen, in his 14th season broadcasting profes-sional basketball, is now ABC's lead play-by-play man for the NBA. A 1983 graduate of Fordham, Mike has also broadcast Giants football and four Olympic Games, covering ski jumping and basketball among other events...Complete story |
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Q&A with
Gio Valiante
Dr. Gio Valiante, the author
of Fearless Golf (which is in
the gift bag of today’s Cox
Classic participants, courtesy
of Doubleday and Golf
Digest), has worked as a
mental-game consultant to
some of the PGA Tour’s hottest
players, including Chad
Campbell, Heath Slocum,
Justin Leonard, Davis Love
III, Jonathan Byrd and Charles
Howell III....Complete story |
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LIFE: LPGA players fight to eradicate breast cancer
Regardless of sex, race, religion, age or political preference, we all have something in common: cancer. If you look inside each of our families, networks of friends, and workplaces at some juncture you will find it. And, according to statistics, it will likely show up on the doorstep of more than 1,444,920 people this year alone...Complete story |
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Wake up call
Joe Nolan tells you how to get to work, Bill Evans says you might need an umbrella, Patty Steele gives you a head’s-up on what went on while you slept, and Monkey Boy keeps the ship running. Then Brad Blanks, the Aussie who won’t leave, does... well, nobody’s quite sure what he does...Complete story |
Friends of Steve
For 18 years, friends and family have gathered to celebrate the life of Steve Cox and raise money for important causes...Complete story |
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Teen idol
Jack Szigety—who parted the River during last year’s Cox Classic Celebrity Challenge (well, okay, technically he parted the fairway,with a great drive on 18th hole on the River Course)—turned 13 last month. The two-time Cox Classic keynote speaker and Cox Classic Hero Award honoree enters teenhood enjoying good health and a lifetime pass to the Cox Classic, one of the perks of his “Hero” status. |
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Chuck & Gene, On the FAN
Chances are that most partici-pants in the Cox Classic wouldn’t know Chuck Russo and Gene Innocenti if the pair was stand-ing right next to them. But their obscurity is relative: Just ask any of the personalities of WFAN or any of the other high-profile celebrities who attend the Cox Classic...Complete story
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Classic geography
Most people think the Cox Classic is largely a
New Jersey event. And most people would be correct:
The event takes place in New Jersey, and 50%
of 2004’s field of 703 golfers came from the
Garden State...Complete story |
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