Paddy Dixon
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Mac Riocaird | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
1923 Ballivor, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Died |
20 August 2007 (aged 84) Trim, County Meath, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballivor | |||
Club titles | |||
Meath titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1949–1952 | Meath | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Paddy Dixon (1923 – 20 August 2007) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back at senior level for the Meath county team.[1]
Dixon became a regular member of the Meath senior team during the 1949 championship. He went on to play a key role during a golden age for Meath, and won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and one National League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
Honours
[edit]- Meath
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1949
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1949
- National Football League (1): 1950–51
References
[edit]- ^ Kelly, Tom (25 August 2007). "Death of 1949 Meath hero, Paddy Dixon". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2016.