Norman Allen (21 July 1928 – 26 November 2021) was an Irish hurler and

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er. After beginning his playing career at club level with St Vincents, he later became a dual player at inter-county level with

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. A mainstay on both senior teams during the early 1950s, Allen won Leinster Championship medals in both codes; however, All-Ireland Championship success eluded him. Ahead of the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Allen was a casualty to

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1928 births 2021 deaths Dual players Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers Dublin inter-county hurlers St Vincents (Dublin) Gaelic footballers St Vincents (Dublin) hurlers People educated at St. Joseph's CBS, Fairview {{Dublin-hurling-bio-stub