Seán McCormack
Personal information
Irish name Seán Mac Cormaic
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1943 (1943)
Kilmainhamwood,
County Meath, Ireland
Died (aged 79)
Kilmainhamwood,
County Meath, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Car salesman
Club(s)
Years Club
 Kilmainhamwood
Gaeil Colmcille
Nobber
Kingscourt Stars
Club titles
Meath titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1964-1972
 Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Seán McCormack (1943 – 19 May 2023) was an Irish Gaelic football player and manager. At club level he played with a number of clubs, including Gaeil Colmcille, Nobber and Kingscourt Stars. He was also a member of the Meath senior football team.

Career

Born in Kilmainhamwood, County Meath, McCormack first played Gaelic football at minor club level. He was part of the Castletown/Kilmainhamwood team that won the [[Meath Minor Football Championship[|Meath MFC]] title in 1961.[1] McCormack later played at adult level with a number of clubs, including Gaeil Colmcille, Nobber and Kingscourt Stars, before ending his career with Kilmainhamwood.

McCormack first appeared on the inter-county scene at minor level with Meath in 1960. He later progressed to the Meath junior team and was at corner-back when they won the All-Ireland JFC title in 1962.[2][3] By the time the junior team won a second Leinster JFC in 1964, Mccormack had been moved to the goalkeeping position.

McCormack was the senior team's sub-goalkeeper when they won the Leinster SFC title in 1964. He played his first game with the senior team in tournament against Dublin in 1965, before becoming first-choice goalkeeper a year later. McCormack won an All-Ireland SFC medal after a defeat of Cork in the 1967 All-Ireland final, having earlier claimed consecutive Leinster SFC medals.[4] He won a fourth Leinster SFC medal in 1970.[5]

Death

McCormack died at his home on 19 May 2023, at the age of 79.[6]

Honours

Gaeil Colmcille
Meath

References

  1. ↑ "The 'Woods' man of Steel". Hogan Stand. 31 December 1998. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Men of '67: Sean McCormack". Hogan Stand. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "All-Ireland triumph so sweet for Meath". Drogheda Independent. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Meath GAA legend Sean McCormack passes away". Meath Chronicle. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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