Joshua David Wilcox (born June 5, 1974) is an American former professional

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who played two seasons with the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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at the

University of Oregon The University of Oregon (UO, U of O or Oregon) is a Public university, public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, the university is organized into nine colleges and schools and offers 420 undergraduate and gra ...

. Wilcox also played for the

Amsterdam Admirals The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, playing in the NFL Europe. History The Admirals were formed in 1995 as part of the NFL's plan to restart the World League of American Football, t ...

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, the

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of the

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(AFL), and the

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of the XFL.

Early life

Joshua David Wilcox was born on June 5, 1974, in

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie River (Oregon), McKenzie and Willamette River, Willamette rivers, ...

. He attended Junction High School in

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. He was a

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in football,

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, and track in high school.

College career

Wilcox played

for the

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of the

. He

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the 1992 season, was a four-year

from 1993 to 1996, and a three-year starter from 1994 to 1996. He caught nine passes for 107 yards and one touchdown in 1993, 19 passes for 293 yards and five touchdowns in 1994, 34 passes for 439 yards and five touchdowns in 1995, and 28 passes for 425 yards and three touchdowns in 1996. He made 11 catches for 135 yards and one touchdown in the

1995 Rose Bowl The 1995 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Monday January 2, 1995, because New Year's Day was on a Sunday. It was the 81st Rose Bowl Game. The Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Oregon Ducks 38–20. Ki-Jana Carter of Pe ...

, tying the school's single-game receptions record.

Professional football career

Wilcox signed with the

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on April 25, 1997, after going undrafted in the 1997 NFL draft. He was released by the Vikings on August 12, 1997. In October 1997, Wilcox signed with the

of the

(AFL) for the 1998 season. In March 1998, he was put on Portland's exempt list so that he could join the

. He recorded nine receptions for 151 yards and one special teams tackle for the Admirals during the

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. Wilcox then returned to the Forest Dragons and played in three games for them during the

1998 AFL season The 1998 AFL season was the 102nd season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...

, totaling seven solo tackles, two assisted tackles, and one forced fumble. He was a fullback/

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during his time in the AFL as the league played under

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. Wilcox was signed by the

on July 24, 1998. He was released on August 31 but signed to the team's practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on December 9. Wilcox played in three games, starting one, for the Saints in 1998 and caught one pass for ten yards on one target. He appeared in eight games, starting four, during the 1999 season, catching six passes for 61 yards on seven targets. He became a free agent after the 1999 season. In October 2000, Wilcox was selected by the

in the 15th round, with the 113th overall pick, of the 2001 XFL draft. He played in all ten games, starting three, for the Xtreme in 2001, totaling two receptions for ten yards and a touchdown. The Xtreme finished the season with a 7–3 record and won the

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against the

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by a score of 38–6.

Professional wrestling career

Wilcox also spent time as a

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, wrestling several matches from 1997 to 2001. He teamed with

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in a losing effort against

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and

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on the January 22, 2000, episode of ''

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''.

Personal life

Wilcox is the son of

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Dave Wilcox David Wilcox (September 29, 1942 – April 19, 2023), nicknamed "the Intimidator", was an American professional football linebacker who played with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1964 through 1974. Named to pl ...

, brother of

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head coach Justin Wilcox, and nephew of NFL player John Wilcox.

References

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Early life

College career

Professional football career

Professional wrestling career

Personal life

See also

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