Player from the San Francisco 49ers who won the Super Bowl was arrested for trying to rob someone…
There was a time when former San Francisco 49ers safety Greg Cox was one of the best feel-good stories in the NFL. After his high school grades in Columbus, Ohio were too low for him to get into a four-year college, he hopped on a bus to Salinas, California and enrolled in at Hartnell Junior College. After two years of hard work, he was playing football for San Jose State University.
After going undrafted in the 1988 NFL Draft, Cox was signed by the 49ers and made the roster as a safety. In his rookie season, the 49ers won Super Bowl XXIII.
The following season, Cox played for the New York Giants, but played for the 49ers again in 1990 and 1991. Unfortunately, his NFL career came to a screeching halt after just four seasons.
The 49ers waived Cox in November of 1991, just hours before he was indicted for rape and false imprisonment. At the time, the team stated his release was a football decision.
