Paddy Dixon

Paddy Dixon
Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Mac Riocaird
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-back
Born	1923 Ballivor, County Meath, Ireland
Died	20 August 2007 (aged 84) Trim, County Meath, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballivor
Club titles
Meath titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1949-1952	Meath
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NFL	1

Paddy Dixon (1923 - 20 August 2007) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Meath senior 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.

Honours

Meath

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1949
Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1949
National Football League (1): 1950-51

References

↑ Kelly, Tom (25 August 2007). "Death of 1949 Meath hero, Paddy Dixon". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

Paddy Dixon navigation boxes

Meath – 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)

1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery 6 P. Dixon 7 C. Hand 8 P. Connell 9 J. Kearney 10 F. Byrne 11 B. Smyth (Capt.) 12 M. McDonnell 13 P. Meegan 14 B. Halpenny 15 P. McDermott Sub used P. Carolan for F. Byrne Trainer P. Tully

Meath – 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 K. Smyth 2 M. O'Brien 3 P. O'Brien 4 K. McConnell 5 S. Heery (c) 6 C. Kelly 7 C. Hand 8 D. Taaffe 9 P. Connell 10 F. Byrne 11 M. McDonnell 12 P. Meegan 13 B. Smyth 14 J. Reilly 15 P. McDermott Subs used 16 P. Dixon for C. Hand 7 C. Hand for S. Heery Subs not used 17 P. Carolan 18 B. Ruske 19 L. McGuinness 20 A. Foran Trainer P. Tully

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