Paddy O'Brien (Gaelic footballer)

Paddy O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó Briain
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full Back
Born	?, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Skryne Sean McDermotts (Dublin)
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
?-?	Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	5
All-Irelands	2
All Stars	N/A

Paddy O'Brien is a former inter-county Irish Gaelic footballer for County Meath in Ireland. He enjoyed much success playing inter-county football in the forty's and fifty's on the Meath team. For Meath he played in the Full Back position. He played club football first for Skryne and later for the Sean McDermotts club in Dublin. He won his first Leinster medal in 1947. He was on the Meath team which won the county's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1949.^[1] While he was playing for Meath the county reached 4 All Ireland finals between 1949 and 1954, winning their second All Ireland in 1954. In 1984 the GAA selected their Football Team of the Century to celebrate the first 100 years of the GAA. Paddy was selected for the Full Back position. Paddy was one of a number of O'Briens playing for both Meath and Skryne at the time.

References

↑ http://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/meath49/bsmyth.aspx

External links

Official Meath Website

Meath – 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery 6 P. Dixon 7 C. Hand 8 P. Connell 9 J. Kearney 10 F. Byrne 11 B. Smyth (Capt.) 12 M. McDonnell 13 P. Meegan 14 B. Halpenny 15 P. McDermott Sub used P. Carolan for F. Byrne Trainer P. Tully

Meath – 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

1 P. McGearty, 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 K. Lenihan 6 J. Reilly 7 N. Dunnin 8 P. Connell 9 T. O'Brien 10 M. Grace 11 B. Smyth 12 M. McDonnell 13 P. Meegan 14 T. Moriarty 15 P. McDermott (Capt) Trainer Fr P. Tully

Gaelic football – Team of the Century

All-Ireland winners

Non All-Ireland winners

Aidan Brady (Goalkeeper)

Willie Casey Eddie Boyle John McKnight (Full-backs)

Gerry O'Reilly Gerry O'Malley Seán Quinn (Half-backs)

Jim McKeever Tommy Murphy (Midfielders)

Sean O'Connell Packy McGarty Michael Kearins (Half-forwards)

Charlie Gallagher Willie McGee Dinny Allen (Full-forwards)

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