Joe Waldron (born 1951 in Milltown,

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) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played

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with his local club Milltown and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team in the 1970s. In 1972, Waldron captained Galway to win their first All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship when they defeated

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in the final. He lost two consecutive All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals with Galway after being beaten by

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and

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the following year in

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. He was a member of both of Milltown's Galway Senior Football Championship winning teams in 1971 and 1981, playing alongside his brother John in both finals. Waldron was also a part of the successful UCD team of the early 1970s, winning a Sigerson Cup in 1972/73. This was the same all-conquering University team that won the Dublin SFC, Leinster Club SFC & All-Ireland Club SFC titles in the 1973/74 season. Combined Universities GAA Railway Cup Winning Team 1973

Combined Universities GAA Railway Cup Winning Team 1973

On St. Patrick's Day, 1973, Waldron played on the

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football team that defeated his own native

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in the

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final, the only Universities team to win the Inter-Provincial Championship in football or hurling. Waldron served as a selector for the Galway senior team in the early 1990s under

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's management term.

Honours

;

Connacht Minor Football Championship The Connacht Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18 until 2017, now under-17) in the province of C ...

: 1 (1969) *

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship The Connacht GAA Football Under-20 Championship, known simply as the Connacht Under-20 Championship, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the hig ...

: 1 (1972; capt.) * All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship : 1 (1972; capt.) * Connacht Senior Football Championship : 2 (1973, 1974) ; Milltown * Galway Senior Football Championship : 2 (1971, 1981) ** Runner-up : 1 (1978) *

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football champ ...

Runner-up : 1 (1971) ; UCD * Sigerson Cup : 1 (1972/73) *

Dublin Senior Football Championship The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the '' Go-Ahead'' Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the ...

: 1 (1973) *

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Ba ...

: 1 (1973) * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship : 1 (1973/74) ;

: 1 (1973)

References

1951 births Living people Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Milltown Gaelic footballers {{Galway-gaelic-football-bio-stub