Featherstone Rovers legend Don Fox has died after a long illness at the age of 73.
The former Great Britain scrum-half and loose forward passed away at Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield with his family by his bedside on Thursday.
Fox, who comes from a famous rugby league family also played for Wakefield.
He will always
be remembered for his last-gasp missed conversion attempt for Wakefield in the famous 1968 Challenge Cup final in the 11-10 defeat by Leeds.
Don lost his footing on the sodden turf the match should not really have been played but, with 87,000 fans inside the ground it had to be and the kick barely got off the ground.
He had already been awarded the Lance Todd Trophy when his miss handed Leeds victory in the 'watersplash' final.
BBC's David Coleman asked him if winning the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match was any consolation. "No, not really," he replied disconsolately.
He was one of three rugby playing brothers from Sharlston. Peter was formerly a coach at Featherstone Rovers, Bradford and Great Britain, and Neil holds the world record for most points scored in his career.
When he retired in 1971, he had made more than 500 appearances, accumulating 1,755 points, and played for his county. He had scored a club record 162 tries for Featherstone.
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