Noel Fox (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Nollaig Ó Sionnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1940 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Company executive | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Vincent's | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1961-1965 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Noel Fox (born 1940) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.
Career
[edit]Fox first came to prominence on the inter-county scene during a three-year stint with the Dublin minor team. He won an All-Ireland Championship in his final year in 1958 when Mayo were beaten in the final. Promotion to the Dublin senior team followed. Fox won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, and he was part of the Dublin squad that won the 1963 All-Ireland final by defeating Galway.[1][2] He ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965.
Honours
[edit]- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1963
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1963, 1965
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1958
- Leinster Minor Football Championship: 1958
References
[edit]- ^ Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.