Patrick Reynolds (Gaelic Footballer)
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Pat Reynolds is an Irish former
Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
er who played for the Meath county team. He had much success playing inter-county football in the 1960s on the Meath team. He usually played as a halfback. He also played club football for Walterstown. During his playing career he won one Senior All-Ireland medal (1967). When Reynolds played for Meath, they were a very strong team, but
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beat them in 1964 and 1966. Reynolds continued to play for Meath into the 70s. He played in the first eighty-minute All-Ireland final against Kerry in 1970. He was picked for the left halfback position in 1971, the first year of the All Star Awards, making him Meath's first all star and the only one that season. Pat was a selector on the Meath team when
Seán Boylan Seán Boylan (born 12 December 1949) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager from Dunboyne, County Meath. He retired from his position as manager of the senior Meath county team on the evening of 31 August 2005 after twenty-three years in ch ...
was in charge during the 1980s and early 1990s, and during this time Meath won two All-Ireland titles. His son Paddy won two All-Ireland medals with Meath and one All Star. Pat is a potato farmer in Garlow Cross in Co Meath supplying among others the Tayto brand. His son Paddy also is involved with the business.


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Official Meath Website


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Year of birth missing Possibly living people Gaelic football backs Gaelic football selectors Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers Walterstown Gaelic footballers {{Meath-gaelic-football-bio-stub