Bill Dillon (footballer)

Bill Dillon
Personal information
Irish nameLiam O Diolúin
SportGaelic football
PositionLeft wing-back
Born1 June 1905
Dingle, County Kerry
Died23 April 1979 (aged 73)
OccupationBus conductor
Club(s)
YearsClub
1920s-1940sDingle
Club titles
Kerry titles6
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1937-1944Kerry26 (2-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles5
All-Irelands4
NFL0

Bill Dillon (1 June 1905 - 23 May 1979) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1937 until 1941. Dillon captained Kerry to a third consecutive All-Ireland title in 1941.[1]

References

  1. "Bill Dillon of Dingle". Radio Kerry. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dan Spring
Kerry Senior Football Captain
1941
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by
Dan Spring
(Kerry)
All-Ireland Senior Football
winning captain

1941
Succeeded by
Joe Fitzgerald
(Dublin)