Brian McDonald (Dublin Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Brian Mac Dónaill | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1941 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Synge Street P.P. | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1963-1965 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Brian McDonald (born 1941) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side Synge Street P.P. ( since 1999 now called Templeogue Synge Street ) and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.
Career
[edit]Born in Dublin, McDonald first enjoyed success as a schoolboy with CBS Roscommon, with whom he won Connacht Colleges Championship medal. His performances earned inclusion on the Roscommon minor teams as a dual player, however, he subsequently lined out with the Dublin minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1958 when Mayo were beaten in the final. McDonald won a second successive title from centre-forward the following year before winning an All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1960. After joining the Dublin senior team, he won Leinster Championship medals in 1963 and 1965. He was a member of the Dublin squad that defeated Galway to win the 1963 All-Ireland final.[1][2]
Honours
[edit]- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1963
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1963, 1965
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1960
- Leinster Junior Football Championship: 1960
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1958, 1959
- Leinster Minor Football Championship: 1958, 1959
References
[edit]- ^ Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.