Noel Fox (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Nollaig Ó Sionnaigh (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1940 (age 84–85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Company executive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
- 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
- ^ 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.