Английская Википедия:Des Benson
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Hiberno-English Шаблон:Infobox GAA player Des Benson (November 1921 – January 2007) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
Playing career
Des Benson was a goalkeeper for Cavan in the 1940s and he was consideredШаблон:Who to be one of the most underrated player of Cavan's glorious period.Шаблон: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
Шаблон:Cavan Football Team 1948
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