Aidan Brady

Aidan Brady (1930 – 3 April 1993) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Elphin and at inter-county level with the Roscommon senior football team. He was named on the "Roscommon team of the millennium".[1]

Aidan Brady
Personal information
Irish name Aodán Ó Brádaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1930
Elphin, County Roscommon, Ireland
Died 3 April 1993 (aged 62)
Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Director of the Botanic Gardens
Club(s)
Years Club
 Elphin
Club titles
Roscommon titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1951-1963
 Roscommon
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Career

Born in Elphin, County Roscommon, Brady first came to Gaelic football prominence at Summerhill College in Sligo, where he was also selected for the Connacht colleges team. A minor with Roscommon in 1948 and a junior in 1951, he was reserve goalkeeper to Gerry Dolan for the 1951 Connacht Championship before taking over as first-choice 'keeper the following year. The following decade saw Brady win four Connacht Championship titles, while he also ended up on the losing side in the 1962 All-Ireland final. He lined out at full-back for the Elphin club, winning five County Championship titles, while his inclusion on the Connacht team saw him claim two Railway Cup medals. Brady was named on a special Football Team of the Century made up of players who never won an All-Ireland medal and was posthumously named on the Roscommon Football Team of the Millennium.[1]

Personal life and death

Brady spent over 25 years as Director of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin.[2] He died after a brief illness at the Bon Secours Hospital on 3 April 1993.

Honours
Elphin
Roscommon
Connacht

References
  1. Kilfeather, Seán (4 November 1999). "Brothers buoy up Nemo". Irish Times. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. "History: the story of the Gardens since 1790". Botanic Gardens website. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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