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Originally Posted by Ref_in_Alberta
Hate to tell you this Padgett, but the Fox 40 is already in metric. It was invented by a Canadian by the name of Ron Foxcroft. Fox-40 Worldwide HQ is located in Stony Creek, Ontario, Canada.  |
And I hate to tell you this also, but the "40" in the "Fox 40" name refers to the co-inventor of the whistle, Joe Forte who is a current NBA official. The idea for the whistle came up when Foxcroft and Forte were working together at the Olympic Games. Forte and Foxcroft also knew each other from working some D1 games together. Foxcroft bought Forte out early iirc.
40 = Forte....and credit where credit is due.
Joe Forte #45