Former Vikings kicker and Monongahela native Fred Cox has died at age 80, according to the team. Cox scored a Vikings-record 1,365 points while often kicking in nasty conditions because Minnesota played outdoors during his career from 1963-77. He was second to George Blanda on the NFL’s all-time scoring list. Cox was a running back in high school and at the University of Pittsburgh. He also invented the nerf football and became a chiropractor in the 1970’s. Cox died at his home in Minnesota.