Bill Dillon (footballer)

Bill Dillon
Personal information
Irish name	Liam O Diolúin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left wing-back
Born	(1905-06-01)1 June 1905 Dingle, County Kerry
Died	23 April 1979(1979-04-23) (aged 73)
Occupation	Bus conductor
Club(s)
Years	Club
1920s-1940s	Dingle
Club titles
Kerry titles	6
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1937-1944	Kerry	26 (2-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All-Irelands	4
NFL	0

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

↑ "Bill Dillon of Dingle". Radio Kerry. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. 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)

Kerry – 1937 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (12th title)
1 D. O'Keeffe 2 B. Kinnerk 3 J. Keohane 4 B. Myers 5 T. O'Donnell 6 B. Dillon 7 T. Healy 8 J. Walsh 9 S. Brosnan 10 J. Flavin 11 C. O'Sullivan 12 T. Landers 13 J. J. Landers 14 M. Doyle (c) 15 T. O'Leary Subs used T. O'Connor for T. O'Donnell Played in drawn game G. Fitzgerald P. Kennedy S. McCarthy

Kerry – 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (13th title)
1 D. O'Keeffe 2 B. Myers 3 J. Keohane 4 T. Healy 5 B. Dillon 6 B. Casey 7 E. Walsh 8 P. Kennedy 9 J. O'Gorman 10 M. Kelly 11 T. O'Connor (c) 12 J. Walsh 13 C. O'Sullivan 14 D. Spring 15 T. Landers

Kerry – 1940 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (14th title)
1 D. O'Keeffe 2 B. Myers 3 J. Keohane 4 T. Healy 5 B. Dillon 6 B. Casey 7 E. Walsh 8 S. Brosnan 9 J. Walsh 10 J. O'Gorman 11 T. O'Connor 12 P. Kennedy 13 M. Kelly 14 D. Spring (c) 15 C. O'Sullivan Sub used P.B. Brosnan

Kerry – 1941 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (15th title)
1 D. O'Keeffe 2 B. Myers 3 J. Keohane 4 T. Healy 5 B. Dillon (c) 6 B. Casey 7 E. Walsh 8 S. Brosnan 9 P. Kennedy 10 J. Walsh 11 T. O'Connor 12 P.B. Brosnan 13 J. O'Gorman 14 M. Kelly 15 C. O'Sullivan Subs used T. Landers for B. Myers M. Lyne for J. Walsh

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