"Where Are They Now" continues with football alumnus, Jimmy Fox. The three-time All-SCIAC honoree capped off his four-year career with First Team in 2003. Fox had a prolific career for the Purple and Gold at the wide receiver position. For his CLU career, he ranks second in receptions (176), fourth in receiving touchdowns (19), seventh in receiving yards (1,931) and 10th in all-purpose yards (2,390). In 2003, he caught 58 passes which is the seventh-most in a season in program history. In his freshman season, CLU finished seventh in the conference. He helped the Kingsmen turn that around as they placed second (twice) and third over the next three years. Now, Fox is a television producer. 

What year's where you at Cal Lutheran and what made you want to come here?
I was at CLU from 2000-04. CLU offered three things that were important to me, to play collegiate football, proximity to family who all lived in the Ventura County area and being close enough to LA so I could intern in the LA/Hollywood area. 

While at Cal Lutheran, what was your experience like?
Cal Lu gave me so much opportunity to let my creative juices run wild. I was on program's board and was an RA for three years so in those roles I was able to produce on campus events. I hosted my own TV show on campus, wrote for the newspaper, announced all of the volleyball, basketball and softball games and even wrote and performed in a yearly professional wrestling show we put on for the students three years in a row. How many Universities can provide that sort of range of experiences to hone your creative voice? 

How was your experience with the team and other athletes?
I truly met one of my closest friends in the world to this day the first HOUR reporting for the football team my freshman year. I was the best man at his wedding and am now the godfather to one of his kids. I have a handful of other close friends that were teammates of mine on the football team that I still to this day (16 years later!) consider my closest friends in the world. 

What is your current job, and how did Cal Lutheran prepare you for that?
I am currently a television producer. I both create and executive produce series both in the scripted and unscripted/documentary genres. Cal Lutheran again afforded me a green light to let my creative instincts be put into action. And by giving me that platform, it built my confidence which was key in my development. 

How did being a student-athlete prepare you for your professional career?
I think athletics at any level instills certain values that are applicable to the work place: being punctual, being able to take coaching or criticism, being a good teammate and managing pressure. 

What is your favorite part about the job?
My favorite part of the job is that I get to learn a little about a LOT of different subjects through the various series we produce, whether they are food shows, true crime, comedies or drama. 

What is a typical day at your job?
The best definition of  producer's role I ever heard was from the great Brian Grazer who said a producer's job is to "keep things moving forward." That is the best way to explain it. My role is almost that of a team captain to use a sports metaphor. To make sure my producing partners, the talent, the network and all other individuals involved in the project are moving in the same direction towards a common goal. 

Did you know you always wanted to do this, or when did you know what you wanted to do?
I knew from a young age I always wanted to work in entertainment in some form. Very early. I was obsessed with two things which was sports and TV/movies. When I was at CLU, I honestly thought my ambition was to be a sports reporter. You know, start at a small local station reporting on high school football games and then work my way up to SportsCenter. Then, once I got out of school I realized if I did that, I would over time learn to hate sports and it would kill me to only be able to talk about the same thing every day. So, I took a few meetings with people around town, sought out their insight and it became clear what I really wanted to do was produce television across a broad spectrum of genres that represent my very wide range of appreciation for all kinds of shows. 

What does it mean to you to be a Kingsmen?​​
I would say being a Kingsmen to me means not just having been an athlete for four years, but sharing a bond for LIFE with your teammates. There are teammates I haven't seen in well over a decade but I can promise you if we got together we would pick right back up like no time had passed at all. That's the lifelong bond you develop playing college sports no matter what division you are in or what your record is at the end of the season.