Cloyce Box

Receiving yards:	2,665
Average:	20.7
Touchdowns:	32

Cloyce Box
	Box on a 1950 Bowman football card
No. 80
Position:	End, halfback
Personal information
Born:	August 24, 1923; Hamilton, Texas, U.S.
Died:	October 27, 1993 (aged 70); Frisco, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	West Texas A&M; Louisiana Tech
NFL draft:	1948 / Round: 20 / Pick: 178; (By the Washington Redskins)
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1949–1950, 1952–1954);
Career highlights and awards
	2× NFL champion (1952, 1953); 2× Pro Bowl (1950, 1952); All-Pro (1952); NFL receiving touchdowns leader (1952);
Career NFL statistics
Receiving yards:
Receiving yards:	2,665
Average:	20.7
Touchdowns:	32
	Player stats at NFL.com

Cloyce Kennedy Box (August 24, 1923 – October 27, 1993) was an American football player and businessman. He played five years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Detroit Lions, was a member of NFL championship teams in 1952 and 1953, was selected as a second-team All-Pro in 1950 and a first-team All-Pro in 1952, and played in the 1951 and 1953 Pro Bowl games. On December 3, 1950, he set Detroit team records with 12 catches, four touchdown receptions, 24 points, and 302 receiving yards. He later became a successful businessman in the oil and gas business in Texas.

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