Rick Fox
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Ulrich "Rick" Fox (born July 24, 1969 in Toronto, Canada), is a former professional basketball player and minor actor.
Fox's family moved to their native Bahamas when Fox was two. He attended Queen's College, Nassau and was a member of the high school's basketball team, "The QC Comets." He then also played high school basketball in Warsaw, Indiana before starring collegiately at the University of North Carolina where his highlights included upsetting number one Oklahoma in the second round of the 1990 NCAA Tournament with a short bank shot at the buzzer, and leading the Tar Heels to the 1991 NCAA Final Four.
Fox played for thirteen seasons with the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. He retired prior to the 2004-05 season after being traded back to the Celtics, along with Gary Payton. The Lakers won three NBA championships during Fox's tenure with them.
Fox was formerly married to actress and former Miss America Vanessa Williams. They divorced in 2004 after pictures arose in the National Enquirer of him canoodling with a blonde. His acting credits include playing Jackson Vehue on the HBO prison drama Oz. He has appeared in a number of basketball themed films, namely He Got Game and Blue Chips.
Fox played internationally for Canada once, at the 1994 FIBA Basketball World Championship held in Toronto. His team was eliminated on the final possession of a game against Greece when he failed to get off a shot on an isolation play.
When Fox played for the Celtics, Sports Illustrated reported that he suffered from attention deficit disorder.