Denis Wynne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donncha Ó Gaoithín | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1945 Athy, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
30 May 1999 (aged 54) Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10[1] in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Shoemaker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Athy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kildare titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Kildare | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Denis Wynne (1945 – 30 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football coach, selector and administrator. At club level, he played with Athy and he was also a member of the Kildare senior football team.
Career
[edit]Wynne played his club Gaelic football with Athy and lined out in all grades, including minor, junior, intermediate and senior. He won a Kildare IFC medal in 1974 and was also named Intermediate Footballer of the Year. At inter-county level, Wynne was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965.[2] He later won a Leinster JFC medal in 1967 and made several appearances for the senior team.[3]
Post-playing career
[edit]In retirement from playing, Wynne became involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA. He was a long-serving chairman of the Athy club.
Wynne died on 30 May 1999, at the age of 54.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Athy
- Kildare
- Leinster Junior Football Championship: 1967
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1965
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965, 1966
References
[edit]- ^ "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Five changes for O'Byrne Cup clash". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 March 1966. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ "Denis Wynne - an appreciation". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 29 December 2024.