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Brendan Lynch (Roscommon Gaelic footballer)

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Brendan Lynch (14 February 1923 – 30 March 2014) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Roscommon senior team.

Born in Oran, County Roscommon, Lynch was introduced to Gaelic football during his schooling at Roscommon CBS. At club level he enjoyed a distinguished career with Oran.

Lynch made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Roscommon minor team. An All-Ireland medallist in this grade, Lynch later made his senior football debut. He went on to play a key role for Roscommon during a hugely successful era, and won two All-Ireland medals and six Connacht medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Lynch never won a Railway Cup medal.

Regarded as one of Roscommon's greatest players of all time, Lynch was named at right wing-back on the Roscommon Football Team of the Millennium.

References

  1. "Footballing great who inspired Roscommon and led them to two All-Ireland titles". Irish Times. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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Roscommon – 1941 All-Ireland Minor Football Champions (2nd title)
Roscommon – 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)
Trainer
T. Heneghan
Roscommon – 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)
Trainer
T. Heneghan
Roscommon – 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
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D. McDermott for B. Lynch
Roscommon Football Team of the Millennium


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