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Cox savours becoming second American to win AFL decider

Collingwood's American ruckman Mason Cox celebrates becoming a premiership player at the MCG. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Collingwood ruck Mason Cox lived the first 23 years of his life blissfully unaware of Australian rules football, and now he's reached the sport's pinnacle.

Growing up in Texas almost 15,000km from Melbourne, Cox's sporting career started in college basketball before he was invited to attend the 2014 US International Combine for potential AFL players.

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