Fox first came to prominence on the inter-county scene during a three-year stint with the
Dublin minor team. He won an
All-Ireland Championship in his final year in 1958 when
Mayo were beaten in the final. Promotion to the Dublin senior team followed. Fox won back-to-back
Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, and he was part of the Dublin squad that won the
1963 All-Ireland final by defeating
Galway. He ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965. ==Honours==