Philip Brady | |
Irish: | Philib Ó Brádaigh |
County: | Cavan |
Occupation: | Garda |
Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Province: | Ulster |
Club: | Mullahoran GFC |
Counties: | Cavan |
Icyears: | 1945–1952 |
Icprovince: | 6 |
Icposition: | Midfield, Full Back |
Icallireland: | 3 |
Nfl: | 1 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Place: | County Cavan, Ireland |
Phil Brady (died 6 May 1980)[1] was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team. He won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1947, 1948, and 1952.
Brady was a tough, strong versatile footballer, he scored a point to help Cavan win the All-Ireland Final in the Polo Grounds, New York City in 1947. He formed a brilliant midfield partnership with Victor Sherlock in the 1948 final and he lined out at full-back in the 1952 all-Ireland final. Victor become his brother-in-law in 1953. He also won a National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. He collected a Railway Cup medal with Ulster in 1950.[2]
He is also the uncle of five times world handball champion Paul Brady.[3]