2023 PFN Player Profile: Getting to know Solanco Center Gavin Cox
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Billy Splain | June 19, 2023
Gavin Cox
Center
Solanco
Class Of 2024
positions you play
Jersey # 56
HT/WT 6’2 275
Other sports Basketball
Section 3 first team center
Twitter @Gavin_cox11
Coach Anthony Cox says “Starter last year at Center for a team that went 10-0 first time in school history and will be huge contributor next year”.
LET’S GET TO KNOW GAVIN
Why do you play football?
It gives me a different feeling on friday nights and the bonds I make with teammates are the best and hope to last forever
It’s gameday! What are you looking forward to the most?
Walking on the sideline right before the nation anthem, the hype during the anthem and right after the anthem
Who is your favorite sports star and WHY?
Jason Kelce because he plays my postion and he shows that height doesn’t matter
Do you have a favorite play you remember the most? Explain:
When we played LS and scored a touchdown to take the lead and win the game
What was last years season like for you?
It was the best experience of my life and made me relize how much I love football and how much it meant to me
What are your goals for this coming season?
To win every game and especially beat LS
Who is the best player you ever lined up against?
Tyler hurst from garden spot
What stadium, HS/college/pro would you love to visit for a game?
Clemson
What is your favorite Pro team, any sport?
Texans
What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why?
The LS game because it gives me a different type of excitement
What sports movie would you watch every day if you had to pick one and why?
Remeber the titans because it shows the coach having heart for his team and the team reminds me of mine with the bond
If your mom and dad are screaming at you from the stands, what is it they usually yell?
My dad is the coach so he yells everything he can at me
Name one thing that you’d love to do in football that may never happen?
Score a touchdown
Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like? WHY?
My dad because he pushes me everyday to be great and we have the same career paths
Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Running track
What is your most embarrassing sports moment?
My one friend at football camp made me poop my pants after blindsiding me
Is there anyone in your family, besides your parents, you could consider your biggest fan? Who, Why?
Both sets of my grandparents because they all support me and come to all of my games
When you aren’t playing, practicing or training for sports, what is your go to activity and why?
Play basketball or hanging out with friends
What is your favorite football memory to date?
Beating LS on their home field
What is your favorite play to run?
A play called cowboy where I pull and get to run freely like a running back
What scares you the most?
Dying
Music of choice:
Drake future and 21 savage
What was your favorite gift as a little boy? Why?
Xbox so I could play with all my friends
What restaurant is your go to when you need a big meal?
Buffalo wild wings
What is your favorite vacation destination?
The beach
Do you remember what the first football game you saw was?
My dads high school football game I’m South Carolina
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