"This book is an inspiring collection of memories and accounts told by people close to Coach Cox. The stories are more than forty years old and the details may not be 100 percent accurate. As a result, if you know Coach Cox, your version of the story may vary according to what has become your perception. Memories tend to fade with the years, and some tales about him may become bigger than life. Players would repeat stories about their beloved coach, never really knowing for sure if they were real or not. The tales are fun, and seem to get better each time they were told. Many tales, true or not, were believable--if you knew the man. Coach Cox heard all these stories about himself, and he seemed to enjoy them. In fact, he may have actually encouraged them! He did enjoy a good laugh, especially if it was about him. One thing is certain: John W. Cox was, indeed, bigger than life and a Legend to all who knew him."--Page 4 of cover.