Dick Curtis (Gaelic footballer)

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Dick Curtis
Personal information
Irish name Risteard de Cuirtéis
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
YearsClub
Young Irelands
Club titles
Dublin titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1891-1897
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 4

Richard Curtis was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted seven seasons from 1891 until 1897. [1]

Curtis first played competitive football with the Young Irelands club. He won five county senior championship medals with the club between 1891 and 1896.

Young Irelands represented Dublin in the championship, with Curtis making his inter-county debut during the 1891 championship. Over the following seven seasons, he won four All-Ireland medals - the first player to do so. Curtis also won five Leinster medals.

Honours

Young Irelands
Dublin

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References

  1. "Dublin GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2017.