Jimmy Lavin

Jimmy Lavin
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Maoiléimhín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1928
Dublin, Ireland
Died 5 September 2020 (aged 92)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Shopkeeper
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Vincent's
Club titles
Dublin titles 10
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1949–1957
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2

James Lavin (1928 – 5 September 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level he played with the St Vincent's club and was a two-time National League winner at senior level with the Dublin county football team.[1][2]

Playing career

Born in Dublin, Lavin was educated at O'Connell Schools, with whom he also played in the Dr. Croke Cup against St Flannan's College in 1946. By that stage he had also joined the Dublin minor team as a dual player, winning back-to-back All-Ireland Championships as a hurler in 1945 and as a footballer in 1946. After a spell with the Dublin junior football team, Lavin was drafted onto the senior team in 1949. Over the following eight years he won two National Football League medals and a Leinster Championship medal. Lavin also played club football with St Vincent's and won ten Dublin County Championships between 1949 and 1959.

Honours

St Vincent's
Dublin

References

  1. ^ Moran, Seán (8 September 2020). "Tributes paid after death of Dublin great Jimmy Lavin". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Tributes pour in for ex-Dublin dual star Jimmy Lavin". RTÉ News. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.