Séamus McGuinness
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1930 Rush, County Dublin , Ireland | ||
| Died |
6 January 2008 (aged 77) Rush, County Dublin , Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Jim | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1946–1960 | St Maur's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1950–1958 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Séamus "Jim" McGuinness (1930 – 6 January 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer whose league and championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team spanned eight seasons from 1950 to 1958.[1][2][3]
McGuinness made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he was selected for the Dublin junior team. He played one championship season with the junior team, culminating with the winning of a
1950–51 league. During his career he won one Leinster medal and one National Football League
medal. He retired from inter-county football due to injury in 1958.
He was not fully fit on the day of the
1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[4]
Honours
- St Maur's
- Dublin Junior Football Championship (1): 1951
- Dublin
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1955
- 1954–55
- Leinster Junior Football Championship (1): 1949
References
- ^ "Honour for Rush GAA legend – the mighty Seamus McGuinness". Irish Independent. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Seamus McGuinness – a prince among footballers". Irish Independent. 5 August 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- ^ "Rush mourns loss of a GAA legend". Irish Independent. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
- Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.