Dan Kavanagh (Gaelic footballer)

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Dan Kavanagh
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Caomhánach
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Centre-forward
Born 1921
Dunquin, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 27 January 2008 (aged 86)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Occupation Engineer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Dingle
Killarney
Dick Fitzgeralds
Club titles
Kerry titles 3
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
1939-1943
University College Galway
College titles
Sigerson titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1941-1943
1944-1950
Galway
Kerry
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Daniel Kavanagh (1920 - 27 January 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Galway and Kerry senior teams lasted ten seasons from 1941 until 1950. [1] [2] [3]

Kavanagh made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Kerry minor team. He had two championship seasons with the minor team, before ending his underage career as an All-Ireland runner-up. Kavanagh later joined the Galway senior team, making his debut during the 1941 championship. Over the next three years he won two Connacht medals, before joining the Kerry senior team in 1944. Kavanagh won his sole All-Ireland medal with the team in 1946. He also won five Munster medals before retiring from inter-county football in 1950.

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References

  1. "Death of Dan Kavanagh". Irish Times. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. "Kerry mourns for a GAA legend who made his mark on Kerry life". Hogan Stand. 27 January 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  3. "Dún Chaoin man with a foot in both camps". Irish Independent. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 23 August 2017.