{{short description|American soccer player}} {{about||the Californian politician|Chris B. Fox|the British politician|Christopher Fox, Baron Fox}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chris Fox | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|7|30}} | birth_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}} | position = Defender | youthyears1 = 1992–1995 | youthclubs1 = Brown Bears | years1 = 1996 | clubs1 = New York Fever | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1996 | clubs2 = Atlanta Ruckus | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1996–1998 | clubs3 = Buffalo Blizzard ''(indoor)'' | caps3 = 43 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 1997–2005 | clubs4 = Richmond Kickers | caps4 = 166 | goals4 = 6 | totalcaps = 266 | totalgoals = 10 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = }}
'''Chris Fox''' (born July 30, 1974) is an American retired soccer defender who played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and USL First Division.
Fox attended Brown University, where he was a 1995 First Team All Ivy soccer player. After graduating from Brown, Fox signed with the New York Fever of the A-League. The Fever waived Fox in August 1996 and the Atlanta Ruckus immediately signed him.<ref>[https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/rec.sport.soccer/ISx9Uc2OYtA A-League Weekly Report]</ref> In addition to his outdoor career, Fox also played indoor soccer. In January 1995, the Buffalo Blizzard selected Fox in the fourth round of the National Professional Soccer League amateur draft.<ref>[http://www.socceramerica.com/article/14679/npsl-1995-amateur-draft.html NPSL: 1995 Amateur Draft]</ref> He signed with the Blizzard in 1996.<ref>"Blizzard Rookie Earns Confidence, If Not Playing Time" ''The Buffalo News'' – Thursday, February 13, 1997</ref> On February 6, 1998, the Blizzard released Fox to allow him to pursue a possible contract with the Dallas Burn.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010220035832/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/transactions/news/1998/02/06/transactions.html February 6, 1998 Transactions]</ref> By then he was also playing for the Richmond Kickers of the USISL. He signed with the Kickers in April 1997 and played for them through the 2005 season.<ref>"Kickers Greet New Season With Old Pros" ''Richmond Times-Dispatch'' – Wednesday, April 23, 1997</ref> In 2001, he was First Team All League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2001.html#aleague |title=The Year in American Soccer – 2001 |access-date=2011-03-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206171741/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/2001.html#aleague |archive-date=2019-02-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On February 1, 1998, the Dallas Burn selected Fox in the first round (tenth overall) of the 1998 MLS Supplemental Draft, but was released during the pre-season.
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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121010220734/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2465825/22375-2465947/28515.html Richmond Kickers: Chris Fox]
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