Seán McCormack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Mac Cormaic | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1943 Kilmainhamwood, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 79) Kilmainhamwood, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Car salesman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Kilmainhamwood Gaeil Colmcille Nobber Kingscourt Stars | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1964-1972 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Seán McCormack (1943 – 19 May 2023) was an Irish Gaelic football player and manager. At club level he played with a number of clubs, including Gaeil Colmcille, Nobber and Kingscourt Stars. He was also a member of the Meath senior football team.
Career
[edit]Born in Kilmainhamwood, County Meath, McCormack first played Gaelic football at minor club level. He was part of the Castletown/Kilmainhamwood team that won the [[Meath Minor Football Championship[|Meath MFC]] title in 1961.[1] McCormack later played at adult level with a number of clubs, including Gaeil Colmcille, Nobber and Kingscourt Stars, before ending his career with Kilmainhamwood.
McCormack first appeared on the inter-county scene at minor level with Meath in 1960. He later progressed to the Meath junior team and was at corner-back when they won the All-Ireland JFC title in 1962.[2][3] By the time the junior team won a second Leinster JFC in 1964, Mccormack had been moved to the goalkeeping position.
McCormack was the senior team's sub-goalkeeper when they won the Leinster SFC title in 1964. He played his first game with the senior team in tournament against Dublin in 1965, before becoming first-choice goalkeeper a year later. McCormack won an All-Ireland SFC medal after a defeat of Cork in the 1967 All-Ireland final, having earlier claimed consecutive Leinster SFC medals.[4] He won a fourth Leinster SFC medal in 1970.[5]
Death
[edit]McCormack died at his home on 19 May 2023, at the age of 79.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Gaeil Colmcille
- Meath
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1967
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1962
- Leinster Junior Football Championship: 1962, 1964
References
[edit]- ^ "The 'Woods' man of Steel". Hogan Stand. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "The Men of '67: Sean McCormack". Hogan Stand. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland triumph so sweet for Meath". Drogheda Independent. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Meath GAA legend Sean McCormack passes away". Meath Chronicle. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.