Brian Fox (Gaelic footballer)

Brian Fox (born 19 July 1988) is an Irish Gaelic football who plays his club football for Éire Óg and previously at inter-county level for Tipperary. Fox is the nephew of former Tipperary hurler Pat Fox.^[1]

Brian Fox

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Left Half Forward
Born	(1988-07-19) 19 July 1988 (age 37)
Club(s)
Years	Club
2006-present	Éire Óg
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2008-2021	Tipperary	28 (2-17)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1

Career

He made his championship debut in 2009 against Limerick. On 31 July 2016, Fox started in the half forward line as Tipperary defeated Galway in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at Croke Park to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935.^[2][3] On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by Mayo on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline.^[4][5][6][7]

On 8 April 2017, Tipperary captained by Fox won the Division 3 final of the 2017 National Football League after a 3-19 to 0-19 win against Louth in Croke Park.^[8]

On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final. It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years.^[9][10][11]

In November 2021, Fox announced his retirement from inter-county football after 14 seasons.^[12]

Honours

Tipperary

• National Football League Promotion Division 4: 2008
• National Football League Division 3 Winners: 2009
• National Football League Division 4 Winners: 2014
• National Football League Division 3 (1): 2017 (c)
• Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 2020