Des Benson
Des Benson (November 1921 – January 2007) was a Gaelic football player for Cavan.
| 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 | ||
Playing career
Des Benson was a goalkeeper for Cavan in the 1940s 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
- "Des Benson - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- Team, Irishnews com Blog (2009-02-11). "125 - Cavan Player List". Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2010-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2010-06-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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