Simon Behan
Simon P. Behan (1941 – 26 January 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Síomón Ó Beacháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born | 1941 Marino, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Died | 26 January 2009 (aged 67) Baldoyle, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Advertising and PR executive | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St. Vincent's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1961-1968 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Career edit
A product of the first-ever Hogan Cup-winning St. Joseph's CBS team, Behan's performances quickly brought him to the notice of the county selectors and he was a substitute on the Dublin minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1958 when Mayo were beaten in the final. Behan broke onto the minor starting fifteen and claimed a second successive title the following year before lining out with the Dublin junior team in 1960. Around this time he also win the first of three County Championship titles with St. Vincent's before being included on the Dublin senior team. Behan won a Leinster Championship medals in 1963, and he was part of the team that won the 1963 All-Ireland final by defeating Galway.[2][3]
Personal life and death edit
Born in Marino, Behan spent nearly 40 years as an Advertising and Public Relations Executive with Texaco. He died at his home in Baldoyle on 26 January 2009.[4]
Honours edit
- St. Joseph's CBS
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1959
- Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1959
- St. Vincent's
- Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1964, 1967
- Dublin
References edit
- ^ "Simon Behan". Hogan Stand. 18 September 1992. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Simon Behan remembered". Hogan Stand. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2021.