Eddie Walsh (footballer)
Eddie Walsh (1914–2006) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Knocknagoshel and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team in the 1930s and 1940s.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born | Knocknagoshel, County Kerry | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1930s-1940s | Knocknagoshel | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1938-1947 | Kerry | 38 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Walsh won five All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals (1937, 1939, 1940 1941 and 1946), and eight Munster Senior Football Championship medals with Kerry.[1] He also won Railway Cup medals with Munster in 1941 and 1946.[1] Walsh died in 2006 aged 92.[1]
References
- "Death of Eddie Walsh". www.hoganstand.com. 11 September 2006. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
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