Harold Fox (basketball)
Harold Fox (born August 29, 1949) is a former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Buffalo Braves.
 Fox (left) guarding Roland Taylor (right) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 29, 1949 Hyattsville, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Northwestern (Hyattsville, Maryland) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1972: 2nd round, 15th overall pick |
| Selected by the Buffalo Braves | |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 7, 44 |
| Career history | |
| 1972 | Buffalo Braves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
As a high school player at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, Prince George's County, Maryland, Fox was one of the best high school players to ever come out of the Washington metro area.[1] As a junior guard, he helped lead the Wildcats to a Maryland State Championship with Captain Mark Christian, a dominant center. As a senior guard, Fox was a First Team All-Metropolitan selection and despite the graduation of Christian, led Northwestern to a second-in-a-row Maryland State Basketball Championship his senior season.[2] He was also named the 1968 High School Player of the Year in the Washington Metro Area.[2] Later he suffered a serious finger injury on his right hand, that required surgery, when a classroom door closed on it but was able to make full recovery.[3] Northwestern Coach Bill Longsworth was killed during the summer of 1969 when his motorcycle was hit by a truck. Northwestern won no more championships until the Len Bias era.
In his freshman year of college, Fox played for Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College)[2] where he averaged 27.7 points per game in 29 appearances and was a NJCAA Third Team All-American.[4][5] After his sophomore year, Fox transferred to Jacksonville University. In his two seasons at Jacksonville, Fox averaged 19.9 points per game and 6.5 assists per game.[6] Fox was drafted with the third pick in the second round of the 1972 NBA draft. He played in 10 games for the Buffalo Braves in the 1972–73 NBA season and averaged 3.1 points per game, 1.0 assists per game and 0.8 rebounds per game.[7]
References
- Pete Gallagher (29 March 1970). "The flip side of Harold Fox". Florida Today. pp. 1C–5C. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Flowers (2 February 1969). "The Fox". Florida Today. pp. 9–10. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Al Levine (11 April 1970). "The Fox trots to traveling music". The Miami News. p. B1. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Dave Larimer (31 December 1969). "Brevard '69: Harold Fox BJC hero, Mustangs make playoffs". Florida Today. p. 4C. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Harold Fox of BJC is selected to the third team on the National Junior College All-American squad.
- Dwight Massengale (11 December 1969). "Harold Fox leading Titans offensively". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 19. Retrieved 12 April 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Harold Fox". 4 May 2007.
- "Harold Fox NBA statistics".
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com