Playing Career
Fox played second base for the Tar Heels from 1976-1978. He led his team to the 1978 College World Series and was named a member of the CWS All-Tournament Team.
Fox was a three-year letterwinner at Carolina as a second baseman from 1976–78, helping lead the Tar Heels to the 1978 College World Series. As a senior, he hit .277, tied for the team lead with six home runs and was named to the College World Series all-tournament team. Fox also played on the UNC Junior Varsity Basketball team under Eddie Fogler in the 1975 and `76 seasons.
He played independent professional baseball for a year after graduating from Carolina before returning to his alma mater as a graduate assistant in 1979.
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