PETER Fox has spoken of his pride after being inducted into the club's Hall of Fame, recognising his achievements during two spells in charge of Bradford Northern.

Born in Sharlston and the brother of Don and Neil, the former Championship-winning coach’s professional rugby league career lasted for over 40 years.

He was in charge of Northern in two separate spells, between 1977-1985 and 1991-1995 and enjoyed time with Featherstone, Batley, Hull KR and Wakefield during his playing career.

In addition to his 13 years at Odsal, Fox guided the fortunes of Featherstone, Wakefield, Bramley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England and Great Britain in a decorated coaching career.

But it was with Northern where he proved his coaching ability, moulding a winning team as Bradford clinched five pieces of silverware in the space of four seasons.

Premiership winners in 1978, Fox guided Bradford to a Yorkshire Cup crown, in 1979, a John Player Trophy title, in 1980, and back-to-back Championships in 1980 and 1981.

That saw him crowned Coach of the Year at the 1980 Man of Steel Awards evening.

“I had no idea I had or would be inducted into the club's Hall of Fame, so it came as a great surprise,” said Fox.

“But I am very proud to receive such an honour. It was a highly humbling experience, having my services recognised by the club and my name entered into the history books.

“I would like to take this opportunity to thank the club for what they have done for me. The Bradford club has a special place in my heart.

“I enjoyed some fantastic years here and I was proud to have heralded the start of a new era for the club, prior to the birth of the Bulls.

“I look back on my time here with a lot of pride about what was achieved, alongside some great people.

“This has obviously been a tough year for the club but, with Marc Green now at the helm, I am extremely confident about what the future may hold for professional rugby league in Bradford.”

A photo of Fox, including his list of honours, will be displayed in the Provident Stadium's Trevor Foster Lounge.