Neil Fox (rugby league)
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4 May 1939 Sharlston, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 7 lb (86 kg; 189 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Neil Fox MBE (born 4 May 1939) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and player-coach of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A goal-kicking three-quarter back, he set the all-time points record, scoring 6,220 points during his career. The brother of fellow rugby league players, Peter and Don Fox, Neil played for Yorkshire sides such as; Wakefield Trinity (twice) (captain) (Heritage № 629), Bradford Northern (twice), Hull Kingston Rovers, York, Bramley and Huddersfield.
Born and brought up in Sharlston, West Riding of Yorkshire. He grew up supporting Huddersfield and went on to sign for Wakefield Trinity at 16 years of age. Many believed he would follow in his elder brother Don's footsteps and sign for Featherstone Rovers.
In 1956 Neil Fox became the joint fifth youngest player to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16 years and 3 months. Fox was selected for Yorkshire County XIII whilst at Wakefield Trinity during the 1958/59 and 1959/60 seasons, Fox played Centre, i.e. number 3 in Wakefield Trinity’s 17–12 victory over Australia in the tour match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Monday 10 December 1956. Fox played Centre, i.e. number 4, and scored 2-conversions in Wakefield Trinity's 20-24 defeat by Leeds in the 1958 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958.
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