Foy was born on February 21, 1943, in New York City, just seven blocks from Yankee Stadium, though he became a Brooklyn Dodgers fan.

The Twins assigned Foy to the Class D Erie Sailors, where he had a .285 batting average, 109 bases on balls, 9 home runs and 76 RBI in 113 games.

[2] In 140 games with Toronto, Foy had a league leading .302 batting average with 77 runs scored, 73 RBI,14 homeruns, 64 walks, and an .839 OPS.

The Sporting News made him its Minor League Player of the Year, and he was chosen the third baseman on the IL's All-Star team.

[4] The Red Sox left Foy unprotected in the 1968 expansion draft where the Kansas City Royals selected him with the fourth pick.

[6] The Royals then traded Johnson the following year, after a 200 strikeout season, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for shortstop Fred Patek, who became another cornerstone of their rising franchise.

[7] Foy posted a career-best .373 OBP while hitting .236–.373–.329 with 6 home runs and 37 RBI in 322 at-bats with New York.

Additionally, according to Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman, Foy fell under the influence of his old friends in the Bronx.

In the first game of one doubleheader, Koosman and others thought he was high on some kind of drug (eventually confirmed to be marijuana), especially when he walked in front of manager Gil Hodges in the dugout during a pitch and started cheering.

[3] After his career ended, Foy overcame his substance abuse issues and went to school at Lehman College in the Bronx to become a counselor.