football, he had a long career in business. He began in 1954 as an assistant manager in the Dallas office of the George A. Fuller Company, eventually serving as chairman of the board. He became president of the Oklahoma Cement Company and president and chairman of OKC Corporation, which later became known as the Box Energy Corporation. Box later partnered with world renowned real estate developer Trammel Crow to form the BoxCrow Cement Company. By 1986, BoxCrow had invested $177 million ($420 million in 2020) to construct a modern, 1 million ton per-year Portland cement production plant in Midlothian, Texas just south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The Midlothian plant is currently owned and operated by LafargeHolcim and has since expanded to produce over 2 million tons of cement per year. He also served as chairman of the board of regents for West Texas State University and the Texas Board of Penal Corrections. Box was also inducted into the West Texas State University Business Hall of Fame. His Cloyce Box Ranch was used as the original Southfork Ranch for the mini-series that became the first season of the television series Dallas. In 1982, Box hosted a reunion for his 1952 Lions teammates at the site of Super Bowl XVI. At the time, the 1952 Lions were the last championship team that didn't receive a ring, so Box presented each of his teammates with championship rings that he paid for personally. That same winter, he established a trust fund for the purpose of helping former NFL players experiencing financial difficulty by contributing $1 million ($2.7 million in 2020) of his own money. Box and his wife, Fern Virginia Box, had four sons Don, Gary, Thomas and Douglas. And later married his second wife Ashley Scott Box. They lived in Frisco, Texas, for more than 30 years. Box died at of a heart attack at his home in Frisco in 1993 at age 70. At his funeral, Frank Gifford gave Box's eulogy while Kathie Lee Gifford sang at the service. References External links 1923 births 1993 deaths American football ends American football halfbacks Detroit Lions players Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football players West Texas A&M Buffaloes basketball players West Texas A&M Buffaloes football players Western Conference Pro Bowl players United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II United States Marine Corps officers People from Hamilton, Texas Players of American football from Texas