John Fox

John Fox (31 March 1892 – 22 July 1967) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Newmarket-on-Fergus, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

Career

Fox first played hurling in his local area with the Newmarket-on-Fergus club. He was part of the Newmarket team that succeeded in winning their very first Clare SHC title in 1912, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1916. By that stage, Fox's performances at club level had earned him a call-up to the Clare senior hurling team. He won a Munster SHC medal in 1914, before later lining out at wing-back in Clare's defeat of Laois in the 1914 All-Ireland final.

After enlisting in the British Army, Fox's hurling career was brought to a sudden end as it contravened the GAA's Rule 21. He later resumed his club hurling with Newmarket, and claimed further Clare SHC medals in 1925 and 1926.

Personal life and death

Fox joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1915, which was somewhat of a propaganda boost for the British recruitment officers. During the Battle of the Somme, he received a serious head injury and returned to hospital in Dublin to recuperate. Fox later worked as a labourer at Dromoland Castle.

Fox died from heart failure at St Joseph's Hospital, Ennis on 22 July 1967, at the age of 75.

Honours

Newmarket-on-Fergus Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 1912, 1916, 1925, 1926

Clare All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1914 Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1914