Éamonn Breslin

Éamonn Breslin
Personal information
Irish name	Éamonn Ó Breasláin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	1940; Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland
Died	9 February 2021 (aged 80); Castleknock, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Car salesman
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ballyfermot Gaels; Inchicore Hibernians
Club titles
Dublin titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1963-1968	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0

Edward J. Breslin (1940 – 9 February 2021), known as Éamonn Breslin, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for club sides Inchicore Hibernians and Ballyfermot Gaels and was a member of the Dublin senior football team from 1963 until 1968.[1]

Career

Breslin played his Gaelic football for Inchicore Hibernians and Ballyfermot Gaels, with both teams participating in the Dublin Junior Championship. He earned a call-up to the Dublin senior football team and was an unused substitute on the team that beat Galway in the 1963 All-Ireland final. He also claimed two Leinster Championship titles. Breslin is probably best remembered for becoming the first player to score a headed goal in Gaelic football, a feat he achieved in a National League game against Laois in November 1964.[2] His inter-county career was short-lived and he switched to rugby not long after scoring his famous goal, joining the Monkstown club in south Dublin.

Personal life and death

Having served his time as a bricklayer, Breslin subsequently worked as a car salesman and finished his career with Fort Motors in Cromwellsfort Road in South Dublin in 2006. He died on 9 February 2021.

Honours

Dublin

References

Creedon, Seán (21 February 2021). "Obituary: Eamonn Breslin". The Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
"Heady days - The time Dublin's Eamonn Breslin used his ceann to stun his own fans into silence". The Echo. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

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[1] Creedon, Seán (21 February 2021). "Obituary: Eamonn Breslin". The Echo. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

[2] "Heady days - The time Dublin's Eamonn Breslin used his ceann to stun his own fans into silence". The Echo. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2021.