John Fox (hurler)
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Sionnaigh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Born | 1892 Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland |
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Occupation | Soldier | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1900s-1930s | Newmaret-on-Fergus | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1910s-1920s | Clare | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 |
John Fox (born 1892) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Clare senior team.
Fox was a regular member of the starting fifteen throughout the second decade of the twentieth century. He was particularly active during the 1914 championship when he won a set of All-Ireland and Leinster winners' medals.[1]
At club level Fox enjoyed a lengthy career with Newmarket-on-Fergus, winning numerous county championship medals.
In the middle of his club career Fox enlisted in the British Army and saw action during World War I.[2]