George Lavery
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seoirse Ó Labhraí | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
April 1931[1] Moira, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 93) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilwarlin | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1952 1953–1965 |
Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
James George Lavery (April 1931 – 8 May 2024) was a Northern Irish
Down senior football team.[2]
Playing career
Lavery first played
Railway Cup
honours in 1956.
Management career
After bringing his inter-county career to an end in 1965, Lavery moved to management and immediately became a
1968 All-Ireland final.[6]
Death
Lavery died at a Belfast nursing home on 8 May 2024, at the age of 93.[7]
Honours
Player
- Down
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1960, 1961
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965
- National Football League: 1959–60, 1961–62
- Ulster
- Railway Cup: 1956
Management
- Down
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1968
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1966, 1968
- National Football League: 1967–68
References
- ^ "Stars of the County Down". Irish Press. 20 September 1960. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Paddy Mo's greatest Down side of all time". Down Recorder. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Heroes who went Down in history". Belfast Telegraph. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "The boys of summer: Down's 1968 heroes recall glorious All-Ireland triumph 50 years on". The Irish News. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "We had good times". Down Recorder. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "'George was one of that generation of icons who have helped to make us the proud county that we are'". The Irish News. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "The Late George Lavery". Down GAA website. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.