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Des Benson (November 1921 – January 2007) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team .
Playing career
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Des Benson was a goalkeeper for Cavan in the 1940s and was considered[who? to be one of the most underrated players of Cavan's glorious period.[1] All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1938. He was Cavan's reserve goalkeeper in the squad that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in the Polo Grounds , New York in 1947. He played in the All-Ireland Final the following year against Mayo . His memorable save against Kerry helped the Blues achieve their first National Football League title in 1948. He was also on the first University College Dublin team ever to win the Dublin championship.[2] [3] [4] [5]
References
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^ Team, Irishnews com Blog (11 February 2009). "125 - Cavan Player List" . Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster . Retrieved 5 January 2017 .
^ "History of U.C.D. Gaelic Football Club" . ucd.ie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021 .
^ "Club History" . Killeshandra Leaguers GFC website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2021 .
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