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P. J. Smyth Personal information Irish name P. S. Mac Gabhann Sport Gaelic football Position Goalkeeper Born 1948
Tuam, County GalwayHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Club(s) Years Club 1960s-1980s Tuam Stars Inter-county(ies) Years County 1971-1972 Galway Inter-county titles Connacht titles 1 All Irelands 0 NFL 0 All Stars 1 P. J. Smyth (born 1948 in Tuam, County Galway) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Tuam Stars and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1971 until 1972.[1] Smyth has the distinction of being the very first football All-Star goalkeeper.
References
- ^ "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 1971 1 P. J. Smyth | 2 B. Colleran | 3 J. Cosgrove | 4 N. Colleran | 5 L. O'Neill | 6 T. J. Gilmore | 7 C. McDonagh | 8 L. Sammon (c) | 9 W. Joyce | 10 F. Burke | 11 J. Duggan | 12 M. Rooney | 13 E. Farrell | 14 F. Canavan | 15 S. Leyden |
Sub used: T. Divilly for M. Rooney | M. Feerick for F. Burke |Categories:- 1948 births
- Living people
- Tuam Stars Gaelic footballers
- Galway Gaelic footballers
- Gaelic football goalkeepers
- People from County Galway
- Connacht Gaelic football biography stubs
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