Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Victor Sherlock | |
Irish: | Buadhach Ó Scorlóg |
Fullname: | Victor Sherlock |
Birth Date: | 1924 |
Death Date: | 21 June 2004 (age 80) |
County: | Cavan |
Province: | Ulster |
Club: | Gypsum Rangers Scotstown Kingscourt Stars |
Clyears: | 1944–1947 1947–1948 1948–1965 |
Clcounty: | 2 |
Clprovince: | 0 |
Clallireland: | 0 |
Counties: | Meath Cavan |
Icprovince: | 5 |
Icposition: | Left half forward, Midfield |
Icyears: | 1945–1947 1948–1953 |
Icallireland: | 2 |
Nfl: | 2 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Place: | Kingscourt, County Cavan |
Death Place: | Kilmainhamwood, County Meath |
Victor Sherlock (1924–2004) was a Gaelic footballer who played for Meath and Cavan. Among other honours, he won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1948 and 1952 with Cavan.
Sherlock was a versatile footballer. He played left half forward with Meath winning the 1945/46 National Football League beating Wexford 2-2 to 6 pts and he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1947. He then transferred to Cavan where he formed a brilliant midfield partnership with Phil 'The Gunner' Brady and scored a goal against Mayo in the 1948 Final. Phil Brady become his brother-in-law in 1953. He won his 2nd National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. He collected 4 Railway Cup medals with Ulster.[1]
Sherlock received many Ulster handball championship medals and one Junior All-Ireland singles medal in 1949.
Victor Sherlock died at Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home at the age of 80 on 21 June 2004.[2]
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