Paschal Flynn
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pascal Ó Floinn | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
1937 Saggart, Dublin, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St. Mary's | |||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1957-1965 | Dublin | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Paschal Flynn (born 1937) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Mary's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.
Career
Flynn first came to prominence when he joined the Dublin senior team in 1957. He took over from Paddy O'Flaherty as first-choice goalkeeper following his retirement in September 1959. Flynn won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, however, the highlight of his inter-county career was the 1963 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway.[1][2] Flynn ended his career with a third provincial winners' medal in 1965.
Honours
- Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1963
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1963, 1965
References
- ^ Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.