Name: William Z. Fox, CAI

Year Inducted: 2005

Hometown: Baltimore, Md.

Birthday: June 22, 1942

Business Name: Fox Residential Auctions LLC.

Business Location: Owings Mills, Md.

Auctioneer Since: 1961

Specialty: residential real estate

Most Expensive Item Sold: Sold an office building for $40 million.

Most Unusual Item Sold: Contents of a 20,000-square foot warehouse which was paper trash.

Inspiration: His father, Michael Fox.

Something Others Might Not Know: Was a lawyer and a stockbroker. Is a collector of Scotch single malt whiskey.

Auction Mishaps: During a major equipment sale, he had laryngitis and his ears were stuffed up. He could neither talk nor hear, but with the help of his staff, he conducted a successful auction.

Family: He has been married for 43 years and has four daughters, four son-in-laws and seven grandsons.