Marcus Wilson (Gaelic footballer)

Marcus Wilson
Personal information
Irish name Marcas Mac Liam
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1932 (1932)
Fairview,
Dublin, Irish Free State
Died (aged 91)
Blanchardstown,
Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Junior
Occupation Company director
Club(s)
Years Club
 St. Vincent's
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Dublin titles 9 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1953-1958
 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 3

Marcus Wilson (1932 – 22 March 2023) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he played with St. Vincent's and was also a member of the Dublin senior teams as a dual player.[1]

Career

Wilson first played Gaelic football and hurling as a schoolboy at St. Joseph's CBS in Fairview. His performances in the various schools' competitions earned his inclusion on the Leinsterurling team that won the All-Ireland colleges' title in 1949. Wilson subsequently joined the St. Vincent's club and won nine Dublin SFC titles and four Dublin SHC titles during a golden age for the club.[2]

Wilson first appeared on the inter-county scene as sub-goalkeeper on the Dublin minor football team that won the Leinster MFC title in 1949. He became a dual player at senior level and was a substitute on the Dublin senior hurling team that lost to Cork in the 1952 All-Ireland final, having earlier won a Leinster SHC title. Wilson later won three National League titles with the Dublin senior football team and was at full-back when Derry were beaten in the 1958 All-Ireland final.[3][4]

Personal life and death

One of four children born to Marcus Wilson, a veteran of the 1916 Easter Rising who later had a career in the Defence Forces, Wilson was educated at St. Joseph's CBS in Fairview.[5] He later became managing director of Heritage Tours Ltd.

Wilson died at St. Francis Hospice in Blanchardstown on 22 March 2023, at the age of 91.[6]

Honours

St. Vincent's
Dublin
Leinster
  • All-Ireland Colleges' Senior Hurling Championship: 1949

References

  1. ^ "Honour for Rush GAA legend - the mighty Seamus McGuinness". Irish Independent. 29 June 2001. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Friendship means most to Mark". Sunday Independent. 24 August 1975. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  3. ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "Dublin's sweet sixteenth - How 16 years of hurt was finally ended in 1958". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Dublin honour 1958 All-Ireland winners". Hogan Stand. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Mark Wilson: an Athy man in the Easter Rebellion". Kildare Heritage website. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Former All-Ireland winning full back Marcus Wilson dies aged 91". Irish Times. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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