Brendan Reilly (Meath Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:	Football
Sport:	Gaelic football
Brendan Reilly
Irish:	Breandán Ó Raghallaigh
Birth Date:	20 August 1969
Feet:	5
Inches:	10
Occupation:	Midland Electric employee
County:	Meath
Province:	Leinster
Club:	St. Peter's, Dunboyne
Clcounty:	1
Counties:	Meath
Icposition:	Full-forward
Icyears:	1987-1998
Icprovince:	4
Icallireland:	2
Nfl:	3
Allstars:	1
Birth Place:	Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland

Brendan Reilly (born 20 August 1969) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Peter's, Dunboyne and at inter-county level with the Meath senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

Born in Dunboyne, County Meath, Reilly's father, Jim Reilly, was an All-Ireland-winner with Meath in 1954.^[1] He first came to prominence at club level with the St. Peter's, Dunboyne club and, in a hugely successful club career, won county championship medals in every adult grade.^[2] Reilly was 18-years-old when he made his debut with the Meath senior football team during the National Football League in late 1987 and was a member of the extended panel when Meath beat Cork in the 1988 All-Ireland final. While it took several seasons before he broke onto the senior team on a more permanent basis, he won an All-Ireland Junior Championship title, as well as provincial honours with the Meath under-21 team. Reilly won an All-Ireland medal on the field of play when he scored the winning point in the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final defeat of Mayo.^[3] He was an All-Star recipient in 1997, while his other inter-county honours include Leinster Championship and National League titles.^[4]