HALL OF FAME 1997 David Fox, Jr., a Huntington native, is President of Appalachian Production Company, a developer of gas properties in Kentucky, and co-owner of Charleston National Country Club, a golf course/real estate development in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated from Greenbrier Military School and attended Marshall College for two years. He served three years in the U.S. Air force and received the Purple Heart. Fox worked at Branchland Pipe & Supply, a family owned business started by his father, David Fox, in 1919. He was president of Branchland From 1965 to 1984. In 1984, when Appalachian Pipe was founded, he became chairman of the board. In 1989, Appalachian merged with McJunkin Corporation. Fox has since been vice chairman of the board of McJunkin Appalachian Oil Field Supply Company. Fox, who has a $50,000 endowed scholarship named in his honor, is currently on the Board of Bank One, KYOVA Corrugated Containers and the Marshall Foundation, in addition to being a member of the Alumni Association, the Big Green Scholarship Foundation and supporter of Marshall University Athletic Programs.