Neil Fox (broadcaster)

For the former rugby league player see Neil Fox (rugby league).

Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961 in Harrow, Middlesex) is an English radio DJ and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became "Foxy" in the 2000s. He is now known simply as Neil Fox.

He was a judge on Pop Idol between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Nicki Chapman. He appeared as himself, judging a superhero talent show, in BBC Three sketch show The Wrong Door.

Early life

As a boy he moved to Thames Ditton, Surrey, where he lived for a number of years. He was then educated at Kingston Grammar School in London and joined the Air Training Corps, before becoming a management student at the University of Bath, where he joined the student radio station University Radio Bath, and began his career as a radio presenter using the pseudonym Andrew Howe. After leaving university he worked as a binliner salesman. He is not a qualified doctor although did receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath in respect of his contributions to the media and charity. As a child he enjoyed making the trip to Adams Park to watch Wycombe Wanderers, a team he holds close to his heart.

Neil Fox

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Neil Fox (cricketer)

Neil Fox (born 10 February 1962) is a former English cricketer. Fox was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk.

Fox made his debut for Norfolk in the 1991 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Fox played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1991 to 2000, which included 77 Minor Counties Championship matches and 23 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Warwickshire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy. He made 7 further List A appearances, the last coming against Dorset in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. In his 8 List A matches, he scored 135 runs at an average of 16.87, with a high score of 68. This was his only half century in List A cricket and it came against Hampshire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy. With the ball, he took a single wicket at a cost of 45 runs.

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Neil Fox (rugby league)

Neil Fox MBE (born 4 May 1939 in Sharlston,West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former professional rugby league footballer and player-coach of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. 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.

Background

Born in Wakefield, Fox grew in up a small town called Sharlston based in West 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 his elder brothers footsteps and sign for Featherstone.

Playing career

1950s

Neil Fox is the joint-fifth youngest player (along with Nigel Wright) to make his début for Wakefield Trinity aged 16 years and 3 months in 1956. 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.