Richard Fox (coach)
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1899 Nebraska (?) |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Cottonwood, Idaho |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho, 1922 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1927–1936 | Idaho |
| Baseball | |
| 1928–1936 | Idaho |
| Football | |
| 1927–1935 | Idaho (asst.) |
Richard Anthony "Rich" Fox (1899 – December 9, 1960) was an American college basketball coach at the University of Idaho in Moscow. He led the Vandals for nine seasons (1927–1936) and was also the head baseball coach and an assistant in football.
From Nezperce High School in Lewis County, Idaho,[1] Fox played varsity basketball at Idaho for three seasons in the early 1920s; during his senior season in 1922, he was team captain. He was also a catcher on the baseball team and had played football as a freshman.
After college, Fox coached multiple sports at the high school level, in nearby Potlatch and then three years at Pocatello in southeastern Idaho. He led his undefeated Indians to the state title in basketball in 1927; a month later, UI head coach Dave MacMillan accepted the head coaching job at the University of Minnesota, and Fox was hired to succeed his mentor.
Fox coached at Idaho for nine seasons, announced his resignation in June 1936,[2] and entered the private sector.
Death and legacy
Fox died in Cottonwood at age 61 from a heart attack; he is buried next to his wife Mary (1899–1972) at the city cemetery in Moscow.
He was a charter member of the Vandal Hall of Fame, inducted in 2008.
The Rich and Mary Fox Memorial Scholarship at Idaho is awarded to the senior Vandal student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average; the athlete must have represented UI creditably in any intercollegiate sport.
References
External links
- University of Idaho Athletics – Hall of Fame – Rich Fox
- Richard Fox at Find a Grave
