Marcus Wilson (Gaelic footballer)
Marcus Wilson (1932 – 22 March 2023) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he played with St. Vincent's and was also a member of the Dublin senior teams as a dual player.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Marcas Mac Liam | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1932 Fairview, Dublin, Irish Free State | ||
| Died | (aged 91) Blanchardstown, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Junior | ||
| Occupation | Company director | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Vincent's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Dublin titles | 9 | 4 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1953-1958 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
Career
Wilson first played Gaelic football and hurling as a schoolboy at St. Joseph's CBS in Fairview. His performances in the various schools' competitions earned his inclusion on the Leinsterurling team that won the All-Ireland colleges' title in 1949. Wilson subsequently joined the St. Vincent's club and won nine Dublin SFC titles and four Dublin SHC titles during a golden age for the club.[2]
Wilson first appeared on the inter-county scene as sub-goalkeeper on the Dublin minor football team that won the Leinster MFC title in 1949. He became a dual player at senior level and was a substitute on the Dublin senior hurling team that lost to Cork in the 1952 All-Ireland final, having earlier won a Leinster SHC title. Wilson later won three National League titles with the Dublin senior football team and was at full-back when Derry were beaten in the 1958 All-Ireland final.[3][4]
Personal life and death
One of four children born to Marcus Wilson, a veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising who later had a career in the Defence Forces, Wilson was educated at St. Joseph's CBS in Fairview.[5] He later became managing director of Heritage Tours Ltd.
Wilson died at St. Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown on 22 March 2023, at the age of 91.[6]
Honours
- St. Vincent's
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship: 1953, 1954. 1955, 1957
- Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960
- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1958
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1958
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1952
- National Football League: 1952-53, 1954-55, 1957-58
- Leinster Minor Football Championship: 1949
- Leinster
- All-Ireland Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship: 1949
References
- ^ "Honour for Rush GAA legend - the mighty Seamus McGuinness". Irish Independent. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Friendship means most to Mark". Sunday Independent. 24 August 1975. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "Dublin's sweet sixteenth - How 16 years of hurt was finally ended in 1958". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Dublin honour 1958 All-Ireland winners". Hogan Stand. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Mark Wilson: an Athy man in the Easter Rebellion". Kildare Heritage website. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Former All-Ireland winning full back Marcus Wilson dies aged 91". Irish Times. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.