Brian McDonald (Dublin Gaelic footballer)

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Brian McDonald
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)
YearsClub
Synge Street P.P.
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
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.

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Career

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

Dublin

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.