Joe Winston
Irish Gaelic footballer (1944–2021)
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Joe 'Dodo' Winston (1944 – 28 June 2021) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team.
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Nickname | Dodo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 June 2021[2] (age 77)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | ESB employee[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Winston won his first ever medal with the St Eunan's under-16 team when he was 15 years of age in 1959.[3] He would go on to win three Donegal Senior Football Championships with the club.[3]
Winston won the Ulster Minor League with the Donegal minor football team in 1962.[3]
A feature on many 1970s Donegal teams,[4] He played in 1972 when Donegal won the Ulster Senior Football Championship for the first time and when they repeated the feat in 1974.[5][6] He scored five points against Tyrone in the 1972 Ulster final.[3][2]
He won his last ever medal while playing for St Eunan's in 1980, the Donegal Junior Football Championship.[3]
Post-playing career
Winston was an assistant (with Jimmy White) under the management of P. J. McGowan when Donegal won the 1987 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship.[7]
He also coached and managed with the St Eunan's club.[3] The club inducted him into its Hall of Fame in 2005.[3]
Personal life
Winston was originally from Letterkenny.[3] He worked for the ESB.[3] Married to Mary, they had sons Kevin and Darren and a daughter Elaine, who died in 2012.[1] He lived at 3 Hawthorn Heights.[3] He also played association football, hurling and cricket and would bet on horse racing.[8]
Winston died on 28 June 2021, a Monday evening.[2] He was 77 years of age and died at Letterkenny University Hospital after a brief illness.[3] He had a wife, two sons, as well as three grandsons and a granddaughter. He had two brothers, Tom (Derry) and Brian (Ramelton).[3] As well as his daughter, another brother Brendan predeceased him.[3] Winston had socialised weekly during the ongoing pandemic before falling ill.[3][8] His funeral was held at the Cathedral of St Eunan and St Columba on 1 July.[3][9] He was buried with his daughter at Conwal Cemetery.[3]
Honours
- St Eunan's
- Donegal Senior Football Championship (3): 19??, 19??, 19??
- Donegal Junior Football Championship: 1980[3]
- Donegal
- Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1972,[3] 1974[3]