John Fox (hurler)

John Fox
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Ó Sionnaigh
SportHurling
Born1892
Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland
OccupationSoldier
Club(s)
YearsClub
1900s-1930sNewmaret-on-Fergus
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1910s-1920sClare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles1
All-Irelands1

John Fox (born 1892) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Clare senior team.

Fox was a regular member of the starting fifteen throughout the second decade of the twentieth century. He was particularly active during the 1914 championship when he won a set of All-Ireland and Leinster winners' medals.[1]

At club level Fox enjoyed a lengthy career with Newmarket-on-Fergus, winning numerous county championship medals.

In the middle of his club career Fox enlisted in the British Army and saw action during World War I.[2]

References

  1. "Clare GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  2. "‘Tip and Slashin’ - Clare’s Hurling Victories of 1914". Clare Library website. Retrieved 30 April 2012.