Irish name Liam Mag Fhionnain Years Club Sport Gaelic football Name Bill Gannon | Position Midfield Role Gaelic footballer Nickname Squires All irelands 2 | |
Died 6 March 1967 (aged 65)
Kildare Town, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
William (Bill) "Squires" Gannon (28 April 1901 – 6 March 1967) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Kildare senior team.
Regarded as one of Kildare's greatest-ever players, Gannon was a regular member of the starting fifteen during the team's golden age of the 1920s. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and four Leinster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Gannon captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1928.
At club level, Gannon was a three-time county club championship medalist with the Round Towers team.
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