Des Benson
Des Benson (November 1921 – January 2007) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
| 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 edit
Des Benson was a goalkeeper for Cavan in the 1940s and he was considered[who?] to be one of the most underrated player of Cavan's glorious period.[citation needed] 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 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 edit
- ^ "Des Benson - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Team, Irishnews com Blog (11 February 2009). "125 - Cavan Player List". Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ . ucd.ie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ . Killeshandra Leaguers GFC website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2021.