Victor Sherlock

Victor Sherlock

Personal information
Irish name	Buadhach Ó Scorlóg
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left half forward, Midfield
Born	1924 Kingscourt, County Cavan
Died	21 June 2004 (age 80) Kilmainhamwood, County Meath
Club(s)
Years	Club
1944–1947 1947–1948 1948–1965	Gypsum Rangers Scotstown Kingscourt Stars
Club titles
Cavan titles	2
Ulster titles	0
All-Ireland Titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1945–1947 1948–1953	Meath Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	5
All-Irelands	2
NFL	2
All Stars	0

Victor Sherlock (1924–2004) was a Gaelic footballer who played for Meath and Cavan. Among other honours, he won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1948 and 1952 with Cavan.

Playing career

Sherlock was a versatile footballer. He played left half forward with Meath winning the 1945/46 National Football League beating Wexford 2-2 to 6 pts and he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1947. He then transferred to Cavan where he formed a brilliant midfield partnership with Phil 'The Gunner' Brady and scored a goal against Mayo in the 1948 Final. Phil Brady become his brother-in-law in 1953. He won his 2nd National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. He collected 4 Railway Cup medals with Ulster.^[1]

Sherlock received many Ulster handball championship medals and one Junior All-Ireland singles medal in 1949.

Death

Victor Sherlock died at Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home at the age of 80 on 21 June 2004.^[2]

Honours

Meath

• National Football League: 1
  • 1946
• Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1
  • 1947

Cavan

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championships: 2
  • 1948, 1952
• Railway Cups: 4
  • 1947, 1950, 1956, 1960
• National Football League: 1
  • 1950
• Ulster Senior Football Championships: 5
  • 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955
• Cavan Senior Football Championships: 2
  • 1954, 1961

References

1. http://www.kingscourtstars.ie/?page_id=220 A Boyhood Idol By: Mattie Kennedy
2. Obituaries