| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half back | ||
| Born | County Longford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonguish | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Longford titles | 8 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1960s-1970s | Longford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Brendan Barden was a Gaelic footballer from County Longford, Ireland. He was part of the Longford team that won a National Football League title in 1966 as captain,[1][2] an O'Byrne Cup in 1965 and a Leinster Senior Football title in 1968.[3][4] In 1962 he played on the winning Leinster Railway Cup team.[5][6] In 1966 he was a Leinster All-Star footballer[7][8] and won a Cú Chulainn Award.
He won 8 Longford Senior Football Championship titles with his club Clonguish during the 1960s and 1970s.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Leinster's National Football League Winning Teams" (PDF). 114 Years of Results. Leinster GAA. p. 220. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Scally, John (2011). "Chapter 33: The Flying Flynn - Jimmy Flynn". 100 GAA Greats: From Christy Ring to Joe Canning. Random House. pp. 145–146.
- ^ "Longford". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
- ^ "Longford – Leinster Senior Football Champions 1968" (PDF). 114 Years of Results. Leinster GAA. p. 229. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Individual Honours". Longford Gaelic Stats.
- ^ "Leinster Railway Cup Football Winning Teams" (PDF). 114 Years of Results. Leinster GAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Football All Stars '60s". Gaelic Athletic Association. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009.
- ^ "Leinster's All-Star Footballers (1963-1967)" (PDF). 114 Years of Results. Leinster GAA. p. 233. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
Further reading
- "Successful Jubilee Dinner Dance for Longford Dublin Assoc". Longford Leader. 28 April 2004. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014.
- "Longford spurred on by 40 years of hurt". Irish Independent. 26 July 2006.
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