Freedom of home city accolade for Wakefield rugby legend Neil Fox

The former Wakefield Trinity star was honoured at a ceremony at County Hall in recognition of his contribution to rugby league and his home city.

The Freedom of the City is the highest honour Wakefield Council can bestow upon an individual or organisation.

A spokesman for Wakefield Council said: "Mr Fox still remains one of the most prominent figures in the history of the sport, holding the all-time points record, scoring 6,220 points during an illustrious career.

Fox signed for Wakefield Trinity in 1955 at the age of 16. Aged just 21, he scored seven goals and two tries in the Challenge Cup Final against Hull at Wembley in 1960.

He played his last game for Trinity on March 10, 1974, and retired in 1979 after playing for and coaching a number of other teams, including Hull KR.

The former Wakefield Trinity centre received an MBE in 1982 and was admitted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 1988. In 2009, Mr Fox was voted by the public as one of best 13 Rugby League Footballers to have played in West Yorkshire and a fleet of new buses were named after the Arriva Yorkshire Rugby League Dream Team.