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Denis Wynne (1945 – 30 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football coach, selector and administrator. At club level, he played with Athy and he was also a member of the Kildare senior football team.

Career

Wynne played his club Gaelic football with Athy and lined out in all grades, including minor, junior, intermediate and senior. He won a Kildare IFC medal in 1974 and was also named Intermediate Footballer of the Year. At inter-county level, Wynne was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965. He later won a Leinster JFC medal in 1967 and made several appearances for the senior team.

Post-playing career

In retirement from playing, Wynne became involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA. He was a long-serving chairman of the Athy club.

Wynne died on 30 May 1999, at the age of 54.

Honours

Athy

• Kildare Intermediate Football Championship: 1974

Kildare

• Leinster Junior Football Championship: 1967
• All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1965
• Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965, 1966

References

1. "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
2. "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
3. "Five changes for O'Byrne Cup clash". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 March 1966. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
4. "Denis Wynne - an appreciation". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

• 1945 births
• 1999 deaths
• Athy Gaelic footballers
• Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers
• 20th-century Irish sportsmen
• Gaelic games administrators