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Paddy Sheriff

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Paddy Sheriff
Personal information
NationalityIrish
Born(1926-10-15)15 October 1926
Dublin, Ireland
Died27 November 1990(1990-11-27) (aged 64)
Mullingar, Ireland
Sport
SportBasketball

Paddy Sheriff (15 October 1926 – 27 November 1990) was an Irish basketball player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1990, he died in a road traffic incident along with his son Padraig at Gneevebawn Hill near Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, while driving to Dublin from Galway.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Paddy Sheriff". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paddy Sheriff Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Paddy Sheriff".
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