12 Facts About Lindsay Fox

In 1956, Fox founded the Australian logistics company Linfox, where as of 2015 he serves as non-executive chairman.

Lindsay Fox was born around 1937 and brought up in Prahran, a suburb of Melbourne.

Lindsay Fox was educated at Melbourne High School, but was asked to leave during Year 10, at age 16, due to his lack of academic interest.

Lindsay Fox started working as a truck driver and was able to use this as a springboard to found Linfox.

For many of his earlier years, Lindsay Fox played Australian rules football with moderate success.

Lindsay Fox did not think much of his footballing abilities, but as a ruckman he went on to play 20 games from 1959 to 1961.

Lindsay Fox later returned in an administrative role, becoming the president of the St Kilda Football Club in 1979.

Lindsay Fox took ownership of Melbourne's Luna Park in late 2005.

Lindsay Fox has been involved with a number of high-profile disputes with the Government relating to his property development activities.

Lindsay Fox has been in dispute with the local council of his Toorak mansion by attempting to have the heritage listing that applies to all homes in the street removed from his property.

Lindsay Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours' List of 1992, in recognition of service to the transport industry and to the community.

In 2008, Lindsay Fox was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia, in recognition of his continued service to the transport and logistics industries, to business through the development and promotion of youth traineeships, and to the community through a range of philanthropic endeavours.