Auckland's floods unearthed a precious medal for Kiwi football great Michele Cox, carrying special memories of her professional career. was there when she saved it from the skip bin. Michele Cox wears a delicate medal around her neck. A reminder of an important era in her footballing past.   But it came so close to being lost forever in an Auckland rubbish dump. The medal washed up while I was visiting Cox – who I've known since 1989 - at the Mt Eden home she grew up in and now shares with her mum, Barbara.

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