Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Paddy Dixon | |
Irish: | Pádraig Mac Riocaird |
County: | Meath |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Ballivor |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Meath |
Icposition: | Centre-back |
Icyears: | 1949–1952 |
Icprovince: | 1 |
Icallireland: | 1 |
Nfl: | 1 |
Birth Date: | 1923 |
Birth Place: | Ballivor, County Meath, Ireland |
Death Date: | 20 August 2007 (aged 84) |
Death Place: | Trim, County Meath, Ireland |
Paddy Dixon (1923 – 20 August 2007) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back at senior level for the Meath county team.[1]
Dixon became a regular member of the Meath senior team during the 1949 championship. He went on to play a key role during a golden age for Meath, and won one All-Ireland medal, one Leinster medal and one National League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.