Des Benson

Des Benson
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Killeshandra
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles ?
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Des Benson (November 1921 January 2007) was a Gaelic football player for Cavan.

Playing career

Des Benson was a goalkeeper for Cavan in the 40's and he was considered to be one of the most underrated player of Cavan’s glorious period. He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1938. He was Cavan's reserve goalkeeper in the squad that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in the Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He played in All-Ireland Final the following year against Co. Mayo. His memorable save against Kerry helped the Blues achieve their first National Football League title in 1949/50. He was also on the first University College Dublin team ever to win the Dublin championship.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. "Des Benson - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  2. Team, Irishnews com Blog (2009-02-11). "125 - Cavan Player List". Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-06-13.


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