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