Patrick Brennan (lacrosse)
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Patrick Joseph "Paddy" Brennan (July 30, 1877 – May 1, 1961[1]) was an Irish-born Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Canadian team which won the gold medal.[2] He was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1966.
Brennan also played amateur ice hockey for the Montreal Shamrocks.
Biography
[edit]Brennan was born in Ireland but came to Canada at the age of three. On the club level, he represented the Montreal Shamrocks. He died at Notre Dame de l'Esperance Hospital in Montreal in 1961, aged 83.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pat Brennan Old Lacrosse Great Dies" Montreal Gazette. May 2, 1961 (pg. 24). Retrieved 2022-12-10.
- ^ "Patrick Brennan". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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