Brian Fox (Gaelic footballer)
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| 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) | |
2008-2021 | Tipperary | 28 (2-17) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
Brian Fox (born 19 July 1988) is an Irish Gaelic football who plays his club football for Éire Óg and previously at inter-county level for Tipperary. Fox is the nephew of former Tipperary hurler Pat Fox.[1]
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]
On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.[9][10][11]
In November 2021, Fox announced his retirement from inter-county football after 14 seasons.[12]