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With BCGA since 1984, Fox has coached both men and women onto the junior and senior national teams. His duties include hiring, program development, budgets, marketing and sponsorships and hosting and running national, regional and state, level meets and invitationals.
Fox, a native of Chicago, competed for the University of Oklahoma from 1980 to 1984. He received a BBA from the University of Oklahoma in 1984 and a Masters in Accountancy from OU in 1987.
Fox was a competitor at the World Maccabiah Games in 1981. He served as the chairman of the gymnastics at the 2005 Maccabiah Games.
In addition to acting as meet director for numerous men's and women's Regional Championships, Ben was also the meet director for both the 2006 USAG Women's Level 10 Junior National Championships and the 2007 USAG Men's Junior National Championships.
He was the 2003 recipient of the Shannon Miller Award for women's professional members for outstanding contributions to the state of Oklahoma. In 2007 he was the recipient of the Robert Cowan award for oustanding contributions to the Region III Men's Gymnastics Program.
Fox is also the business manager for Paul Ziert & Associates, which includes Grips, Etc. and International Gymnast Magazine.
Fox serves as the treasurer for several gymnastics associations, including the U.S. Gymnastics Suppliers Association and the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. He is a member of the National Gymnastics Judges Association and has been an internationally rated Brevet judge since 1984. He founded the Oklahoma Men's Judging Association.
Fox and his wife, Heidi, a schoolteacher, are parents to two daughters: former BCGA gymnast Emalee, and future gymnast Payton, born in 2006.
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