John Fox (hurler)
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Newmarket-on-Fergus,
County Clare, Ireland
Ennis,
County Clare, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Sionnaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
31 March 1892 Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
22 July 1967 (aged 75) Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Soldier, labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newmaret-on-Fergus | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Clare | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
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.
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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]
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.