Knoxville, TN (WOKI) Knoxville City Council Member and Knoxville icon Larry Cox has died.

Cox was a prominent figure in the community for almost 35 years, not only serving on the council but going to bat for kids’ access to sports as a past coach and director of the non-profit inner city sports program the Knoxville Falcons.

Cox graduated from Fulton High School in 1960 and was instrumental in keeping the school from shutting down in 1992.

He earned an Associates Degree from Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee in 1963 and later his bachelor’s from Middle Tennessee State. Cox also served in the military including 15 years with the Air National Guard.