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Rick Fox, Canada
Nba.com:
A versatile 6-7 swingman who can
shoot, pass, and run the floor, Rick Fox showed flashes of stardom during his
NBA career and averaged a career-high 15.4 ppg for the Boston Celtics first four
years he served as a valuable role player for the Celtics, coming off the bench
at off guard or small forward behind the likes of Larry Bird, Reggie Lewis, Dee
Brown and Dominique Wilkins. He was Boston's team captain before becoming a free
agent and heading for Hollywood, where he was also pursuing an acting career on
the side. He signed with the Los Angeles Lakers as a veteran free agent and
started in all 82 games in 1997-98 before assuming a reserve role in 1998-99 He
attended college at North Carolina, teaming with a host of future NBA players
and leading the Tar Heels to the 1991 NCAA Final Four ...He departed UNC as the
Tar Heels all-time leader in steals with 197 ...In four seasons at UNC, Fox
never missed a game, tying a school record with 140 appearances overall. ...Fox
is recognized by his co-starring roles in such shows as HBO's "Oz," and his
marriage to actress/singer/model Venessa Williams. Moved from Canada to the
Bahamas, with his parents, at the age of two He and his wife, actress Vanessa
Williams, celebrated the birth of their daughter on May 1, 2000 Lists his heroes
as his parents and his high school and college basketball coaches Served an
internship at Mickey Mantle's restaurant during the summer of 1997 and would
like to open a sports bar when his playing days are over Enjoys martial arts,
golfing, watching "ESPN SportsCenter" and rooting for the New England Patriots
Majored in Radio, Television and Motion Pictures at North Carolina and says he
would be in the movies if he were not playing in the NBA Has a cameo appearance
in the movie "He Got Game" and a recurring role in the HBO drama Oz
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Rick Fox Profile
Name: Ulrich Alexander Fox
Position: Guard/Forward
Nickname: Foxy (USA, from late Laker announcer Chick Hearn)
Born: 07/24/1969
Status: Retired
Origin: Toronto, Canada (grew up in the Bahamas, went to high School in
Indiana, USA)
Height: 6'7/2,01m
Weight: 235lbs/106,6kg
Schools: Warsaw Higgh School, North Carolina
Drafted: 1991, First Round, 24th Pick by the Boston Celtics
Languages: English
Website:
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Ibn Notes: From the school of Bill Laimbeer and
Dennis Rodman, Rick Fox
was that championship team player you loved to have on your team and REALLY REALLY
REALLY hated when on the other team. That's where I found myself.
Rick Fox went from an above-average
fantasy-basketball player (His best statistical years were 95-97 when Fox
averaged about 15.0pts, 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.0 steals) to a
integral role-player for the the 2000, 2001, and 2002 Championship Los Angeles
Lakers. You may have disliked him but it cannot be denied that he was a
necessary evil for those Laker squads.
Ibn Facts: Rick
Fox is the all-time leader in steals at the University of North Carolina.
A member of the Lakers 2000 championship. During his rookie year, Fox
often filled in for Larry Bird, who was in his last season. Fox played in
81 games that year and was named to the 1991-92 NBA All-Rookie Second Team |
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