Leon Fox

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

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

Gallen Community School
Shinrone
Offaly

References

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