Arthur Fox Jr.

Arthur Henry Fox Jr. (26 March 1924 – 15 June 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Arthur Fox
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Henry Fox
Date of birth	(1924-03-26)26 March 1924
Date of death	15 June 1953(1953-06-15) (aged 29)
Place of death	Mildura, Victoria
Original team(s)	Red Cliffs
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1948–1950	South Melbourne	39 (14)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

The son of Richmond Football Club player Arthur Fox, Sr.,^[1] Fox arrived in Melbourne from Red Cliffs.^[2] His best season came in 1949 when he played 18 of a possible 19 games for South Melbourne.^[3] A wingman, he was selected to represent the VFL interstate team that year in Adelaide.

Once his time at South Melbourne ended he returned to Red Cliffs as coach for two seasons, in 1951 and 1952. Fox won the 1951 Sunraysia Football League best and fairest award.^[4]

He joined Wimmera Football League club Rupanyup in 1953 but his time with them was short. On 15 June 1953, Fox was driving from Rupanyup on the Calder Highway when he crashed his motor cycle, near Ouyen. He was rushed to a hospital in Mildura but never regained consciousness and died aged 29.^[5]

References

• Hillier, K. (2004) Like Father Like Son, Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.