Jack Smith (Gaelic footballer)

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Jack Smith
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Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Skerries Harps
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Dublin/Westmeath

Jack Smith is a Gaelic footballer for and Westmeath. He plays as a cornerback.

He won the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship while playing for Dublin in 2012. He got involved with the senior team when Jim Gavin was manager. [1]

Smith switched county teams and became a Westmeath player in 2019. [1] He lined out against his old team in the 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship. [2] He was part of the Westmeath team that won the 2022 Tailteann Cup, playing in the final [3] and being named on the Team of the Year for the tournament. [4] [5] [6] [7]

At club level, Smith plays for Dublin GAA club Skerries Harps. [1] His father is Peter Smith, who played as a corner back for Westmeath and Mullingar Shamrocks. [1] Jack Smith is the oldest of three brothers, with his brothers Eoin and Stephen also playing for Skerry Harbs. [1]

Honours

Westmeath
Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Doherty, Conan (9 July 2022). "From Dublin to Westmeath, Jack Smith has travelled down two sides of the same road". Irish Independent.
  2. ↑ Roche, Frank (6 November 2020). "Ger Egan misses out as Westmeath make two changes for daunting date with Dublin". Irish Independent.
  3. ↑ Keane, Paul (9 July 2022). "Late goal seals inaugural Tailteann Cup for Westmeath". RTÉ.
  4. ↑ "Westmeath secure six places in Tailteann team selection". RTÉ. 20 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Doyle, Garry (20 October 2022). "Westmeath dominate Tailteann Cup team of the year award: John Heslin, Jack Smith, Kevin Maguire, Ronan Wallace, Sam McCartan and Ronan O'Toole are rewarded for their excellence". The42.ie.
  6. ↑ Hughes, Paul (20 October 2022). "Six Westmeath players named on Tailteann Cup Team of the Year". Westmeath Examiner.
  7. ↑ "Tailteann Cup Team of the Year 2022: Westmeath lead the way after claiming inaugural title". Sky Sports. 20 October 2022.
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