Brian Fox (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left Half Forward | ||
| Born | 19 July 1988 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2006-present | Éire Óg | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008-present | Tipperary | 28 (2-17) | |
Brian Fox (born 19 July 1988) is an Irish Gaelic football player who plays at inter-county level for Tipperary, and plays his club football for Éire Óg. Fox is the nephew of former Tipperary hurler Pat Fox.[1]
Career
He made his championship debut in 2009 against Limerick. On 31 July 2016, Fox started in the half forward line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.[2][3] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline.[4][5][6][7]
On 8 April 2017, Tipperary captained by Fox won the Division 3 final of the 2017 National Football League after a 3-19 to 0-19 win against Louth in Croke Park.[8]
Honours
- Tipperary
- National Football League Promotion Division 4: 2008
- National Football League Division 3 Winners: 2009
- National Football League Division 4 Winners: 2014
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 2017 (c)
References
- ^ "Uncle Pat's hurling exploits, the Tipp football-hurling debate and a landmark Cork win". The 42. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "History-makers Tipperary annihilate Galway to reach first All-Ireland semi since 1935". Irish Independent. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "A new chapter in Tipperary's fairytale season". Irish Examiner. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Fairytale over for Tipperary as unconvincing Mayo progress to All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo edge dogged Tipperary to book first All-Ireland final place since 2013". Irish Independent. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Mayo do enough to repel Tipp in reaching final". RTE Sport. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "I thought the second half was bordering on heroic' - Tipp boss Kearns bursting with pride". The 42. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Kearns vows that Tipperary will only get better following stunning Croke Park success". The 42. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.