Noel Fox (Gaelic footballer)

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.

Noel Fox
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

Career

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

Dublin

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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