Bobby Cox joined the IHSAA as Assistant Commissioner in 2000. Cox is responsible for football, boys’ golf, boys’ and girls’ track and field, and wrestling. He is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Football Rules Committee and currently serves as the Chairman of the Research subcommittee. Previously, Cox served as a member of the NFHS Coaches’ Education committee from 2002-2006. Additionally Cox serves as an advisor to the Commission on Sports Medicine of the Indiana State Medical Association.
Prior to joining the IHSAA, Cox had spent the previous 21 years as a teacher, coach, and athletic administrator in the Carmel Clay Schools. He served as athletics and activities director at Clay Junior High from 1990-97, and as the athletic director at Carmel High School from 1997-2000. At Carmel High School, his responsibilities included management of 54 athletic teams and 97 coaches who annually served more than 1,100 student athletes. During his tenure as Carmel High School athletic director, he served as the host administrator for numerous IHSAA tournament events, including the cross country and softball state finals.
Professionally, Cox had completed coursework to earn the designation of Certified Athletic Administrator by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.
Cox is a graduate of Carmel High School, where he participated in cross country and track and field. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health from Butler University in 1979 and a master’s degree in secondary education from Butler in 1987.
Cox and his wife, Kathy, the athletic director at Clay Middle School, reside in Carmel.