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Leon Fox

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Leon Fox
Personal information
Irish name Leon Ó Sionnaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1993
Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland
Occupation Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years Club
Ferbane (SF)
Belmont (SH)
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Offaly titles 1 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
Garda College
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2016-2017
2020-present
Offaly (SF)
Offaly (SH)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Leon Fox (born 1993) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he plays for Ferbane/Belmont and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.

Career

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Fox played hurling and Gaelic football during his time at secondary school at Gallen Community School in Ferbane. He was at midfield when the school beat Clonakilty Community College by 2-11 to 1-08 to win the All-Ireland Vocational SAFC title in 2011.[1] Fox later played a variety of sports at the Garda College in Templemore, including rugby union.[2]

After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks with the Ferbane/Belmont club, Fox eventually joined the club's adult sides as a dual player. He won an Offaly SFC medal in 2019 after Ferbane beat Rhode in the final.[3]

Fox first appeared on the inter-county scene for Offaly as a Gaelic footballer with the under-21 team in 2012.[4] He made his senior football team debut in a National Football League defeat of Limerick in 2016. He transferred to the senior hurling team in 2020.[5] Fox secured his first silverware during the 2021 season, when Offaly claimed the National League Division 2A and Christy Ring Cup titles.[6] He won a Joe McDonagh Cup medal as a member of the extended panel after a defeat of Laois in the 2024 final.[7]

Honours

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Gallen Community School
Shinrone
Offaly

References

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  1. ^ "Late Gallen surge too much for Clon". Irish Examiner. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Tipperary garda students win third level colleges rugby title with major local input". Tipperary Live. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Offaly SFC final: Johnson stars as Ferbane dethrone Rhode". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Gallen face Holy final test". Offaly Live. 5 April 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Royals put up brave fight in Birr". Meath Chronicle. 26 January 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Derry defeated but no disgrace as Offaly lift Christy Ring Cup in Croke Park". Derry Journal. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Offaly overcome Laois fightback to land Joe McDonagh Cup". Irish Examiner. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.