Frank Fox (1911 – 29 June 1940) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and athlete. His

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career with the

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senior team lasted five seasons from 1933 until 1937. Fox first played competitive Gaelic football with the

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club. He later joined the Galway Gaels club before ending his career with Dunmore McHales. Fox made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Galway junior team. He enjoyed one championship season with the junior team, culminating with the winning of an

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medal in 1931. He subsequently joined the Galway senior team and made his debut during the 1933 championship. Over the course of the next few seasons Fox won one

medal as well as back-to-back

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medals. After being selected for the

inter-provincial team for the first time in 1934, Fox was a regular choice on the starting fifteen for the following few seasons. During that time he won two Railway Cup medals. The trophy for the Galway Senior Football Championship is named in his honor. Presented to Galway in 1951 by Frank's brother Tom who lived in America. The Army side based in Renmore were the first team to lift the Frank Fox Cup.

Honours

;Galway *

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

(1):

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Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

(2): 1933,

All-Ireland Junior Football Championship The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a GAA competition involving four Junior Gaelic football inter-county teams. Prior to a change in competition structure in 2021, the competition was previously for all Junior Gaelic football inte ...

(1): 1931 *

Connacht Junior Football Championship The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 19 ...

(1): 1931 ;Connacht * Railway Cup (2): 1934, 1936

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Frank 1911 births 1940 deaths Dunmore McHales Gaelic footballers Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers