Cox attended Coventry High School from 1955-58, earning 10 varsity letters. While he excelled in track and field, football and golf, Bill is arguably one of the best basketball players to have graduated from Coventry High School. During his senior season, Bill led his team in scoring in every game. He was also the team’s leading rebounder and captain. Bill received several post-season honors and awards following his outstanding senior season. He was selected to the All Metro League first team, All District first team and All State team. Bill still holds several school records. His 24.8 points per game average is still the best in school history. Bill received 13 scholarship offers to play basketball at the collegiate level. Bill accepted a scholarship to Bowling Green State University where he continued his playing career. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Bowling Green in 1963 and a Master of Education degree in 1966 from BGSU as well. Bill was an educator for 37½ years. In addition to his classroom duties, Bill also coached several varsity sports on the high school level. Bill is a past president of the Portage County Basketball Officials Association and the Ohio Track and Field and Cross Country Officials. He then served as the assignor for the Portage Trails Conference track officials.