Bill Carlos

William J. "Bill" Carlos (1923 – 11 March 1997) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Roscommon senior team.

Born in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Carlos was introduced to Gaelic football during his schooling at Roscommon CBS. At club level he enjoyed a distinguished career with Ballintober.

Carlos made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Roscommon minor team. An All-Ireland medallist in this grade, Carlos later made his senior football debut. He went on to play a key role for Roscommon during a hugely successful era, and won two All-Ireland medals and four Connacht medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.^[1]

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Carlos never won a Railway Cup medal.

Regarded as one of Roscommon's greatest players of all time, Carlos was named at centre-back on the Roscommon Football Team of the Millennium.

References

↑ "Footballing great who inspired Roscommon and led them to two All-Ireland titles". Irish Times. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

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Roscommon – 1943 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 F. Glynn 2 L. Cummins 3 J.P. O’Callaghan 4 W. Jackson 5 B. Lynch 6 B. Carlos 7 B. Heavey 8 É. Boland 9 L. Gilmartin 10 P. Murray 11 J Murray (c) 12 D. Keenan 13 D. McDermott 14 J. McQuillan 15 F. Kinlough Trainer T. Heneghan

Roscommon – 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (2nd title)

1 O. Hoare 2 B. Jackson 3 J. P. O'Callaghan 4 J. Casserly 5 B. Lynch 6 B. Carlos 7 P. Murray 8 É. Boland 9 L. Gilmartin 10 F. Kinlough 11 J Murray (c) 12 D. Keenan 13 H. Gibbons 14 J. McQuillan 15 J. J. Nerney Trainer T. Heneghan

Roscommon – 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 G. Dolan 2 B Jackson 3 J. Casserly 4 O. Hoare 5 B. Lynch 6 B. Carlos 7 T. Collins 8 P. Murray 9 É. Boland 10 F. Kinlough 11 J Murray (c) 12 D. Keenan 13 J. McQuillan 14 J. J. Fallon 15 J. J. Nerney Sub used D. McDermott for B. Lynch

Roscommon Football Team of the Millennium

1 Aidan Brady 2 Harry Keegan 3 Pat Lindsay 4 Bill Jackson 5 Brendan Lynch 6 Bill Carlos 7 Phelim Murray 8 Eamon Boland 9 Gerry O'Malley 10 Dermot Earley 11 Jimmy Murray 12 Donal Keenan 13 Tony McManus 14 Jack McQuillan 15 John Joe Nerney

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