Bosco McDermott

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Bosco McDermott
Personal information
Irish name Seán Boscó Mac Diarmada
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-back
Born 1936
Dunmore, County Galway
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1950s-1960s
1960s-1970s
Dunmore
Williamstown
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1950s-1960s
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 3
NFL 1

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References

  1. "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Galway Senior Football Manager
1993-1996
Succeeded by