Leonard McGrath
Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler
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Leonard John McGrath (27 September 1897 – 2 December 1948) was an Irish dual player who played both football and hurling for Galway.
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| Born | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Football Position | Right wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, McGrath came to Galway with his family in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he was a member of the Galway senior hurling team for the 1923 championship. McGrath won an All-Ireland medal that year as Galway secured their first hurling title. Two years later he won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway senior football team.[1][2]
At club level McGrath played with Mullagh and St Grellan's.
He also played rugby, which earned him an expulsion from the GAA under Rule 27.[3]
His medal collection was auctioned in 2020.[3]
