Leon Fox (born 1993) is an Irish hurler and

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er. At club level he plays for Ferbane/Belmont and at inter-county level with the

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Career

Fox played hurling and Gaelic football during his time at secondary school at Gallen Community School in

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. He was at midfield when the school beat Clonakilty Community College by 2–11 to 1–8 to win the All-Ireland Vocational SAFC title in 2011. Fox later played a variety of sports at the

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, including

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. 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. Fox first appeared on the inter-county scene for

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as a Gaelic footballer with the under-21 team in 2012. He made his senior football team debut in a

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defeat of

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in 2016. He transferred to the senior hurling team in 2020. Fox secured his first silverware during the 2021 season, when Offaly claimed the National League Division 2A and

Christy Ring Cup The Christy Ring Cup () is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the third-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the first-tier trophy). It is ...

titles. He won a

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medal as a member of the extended panel after a defeat of

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in the 2024 final.

Honours

;Gallen Community School * All-Ireland Vocational Schools Senior A Football Championship: 2011 ;Shinrone *

Offaly Senior Football Championship The Offaly Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly GAA, Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1896. Tullamore GAA, Tullamor ...

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;Offaly *

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* National Hurling League Division 2A:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fox, Leon 1993 births Living people Belmont hurlers Dual players Ferbane Gaelic footballers Gaelic footballers who switched code Garda Síochána officers Offaly inter-county Gaelic footballers Offaly inter-county hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen