Ron Foxx

From the University of Alabama A & M, Ron Foxx played with the Birmingham Americans of the World Football League (WFL) before signing with Toronto in 1976. Foxx recorded a pair of interceptions that totalled an impressive 143 yards in returns.  Foxx played another season with Toronto before moving on to Ottawa for three and a half years (1978-81).  With the Rough Riders, Foxxx won two East All-Stars (1979 and 1980) and one CFL All-Star (1979) at linebacker.  Foxx split his final season in 1981 with Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal.  In his six year career i nthe CFL, Foxx recorded 8 fumble recoveries and 7 interceptions.  Foxx was big at six feet four, and very fast for a linebacker  Foxx was also considered to be a very smart football player who worked hard to master his position.

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Rider's Ron Foxx: None Better at his Position - September 22, 1979

 

GP, Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team GP Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
1976 TOR 13 2 143 71.5 0 88 2 2 1 0 2
1977 TOR 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1978 OTT 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 OTT 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2
1980 OTT 16 3 49 16.3 0 23 2 0 0 0 0
1981 MON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 OTT 10 1 10 10 0 10 2 -8 -4 0 0

 

Blocked Kicks
Year Team BK BC BFG BP
1976 TOR 0 0 0 0
1977 TOR 0 0 0 0
1978 OTT 0 0 0 0
1979 OTT 1 0 0 1
1980 OTT 1 0 0 1
1981 MON 0 0 0 0
1981 TOR 0 0 0 0
1981 OTT 0 0 0 0

 

Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1976 TOR 0 0 0
1977 TOR 0 0 0
1978 OTT 0 0 0
1979 OTT 0 0 0
1980 OTT 1 0 2
1981 MON 0 0 0
1981 TOR 0 0 0
1981 OTT 0 0 0

 

KO Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long
1976 TOR 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TOR 2 29 14.5 0 15
1978 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1979 OTT 1 -1 -1 0 -1
1980 OTT 0 0 0 0 0
1981 MON 0 0 0 0 0
1981 TOR 1 10 10 0 10
1981 OTT 0 0 0 0 0

 

Sacks
Year Team Sacks Yds
1976 TOR 0
1977 TOR 0
1978 OTT 0
1979 OTT 0
1980 OTT 0
1981 MON 0
1981 TOR 0
1981 OTT 0.5

Sack stats were first kept in 1981.  No tackle stats were kept during the years Foxx played.

 

 

 

 

 

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