Paschal Flynn

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Paschal Flynn
Personal information
Irish name Pascal Ó Floinn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1937
Saggart, Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
St. Mary's
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1957-1965
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Paschal Flynn (born 1937) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Mary's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

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Career

Flynn first came to prominence when he joined the Dublin senior team in 1957. He took over from Paddy O'Flaherty as first-choice goalkeeper following his retirement in September 1959. Flynn won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, however, the highlight of his inter-county career was the 1963 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway. [1] [2] Flynn ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965.

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.