Timothy Richard Fox is a former American Football

American football

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 safety who played for the New England Patriots

New England Patriots

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, San Diego Chargers

San Diego Chargers

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 and the Los Angeles Rams from 1976 to 1986.

Fox was born in Canton, Ohio

Canton, Ohio

Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, where he played football at Glenwood High School

GlenOak High School

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. He continued to play football while attending Ohio State University

Ohio State University

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, and was a co-captain his senior year along with the only two time Heisman Trophy

Heisman Trophy

The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...

 winner Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

Archie Mason Griffin is a former American football running back. Griffin played seven seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals. He is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner...

 under the great coach Woody Hayes

Woody Hayes

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. He was selected in the 1st round (21st overall) in the 1976 NFL Draft

1976 NFL Draft

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 by the Patriots. He was selected to the Pro Bowl

Pro Bowl

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 in 1980. Fox remained in Foxboro, Massachusetts after he retired in 1987 for 12 years until 1999 when he decided to make Westwood, Massachusetts

Westwood, Massachusetts

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 his new home. Tim currently resides in Hull, Massachusetts

Hull, Massachusetts

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 and has been there since 2007. Fox has been working for R.R. Donnelley & Sons since 1992 and is currently the Sales Director for the New England region. He has two daughters, Haley and Landin, and one son, Christopher who have all graduated from college.