Victor Sherlock (1924–2004) was a

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 Meath and

Cavan Cavan ( ; ) is the county town of County Cavan in Ireland. The town lies in Ulster, near the border with County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. The town is bypassed by the main N3 road that links Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Bally ...

. Among other honours, he won

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

medals in 1948 and 1952 with Cavan.

Playing career

Sherlock was a versatile footballer. He played left half forward with Meath winning the 1945/46

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beating Wexford 2-2 to 6 pts and he won a

Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...

medal in 1947. He then transferred to Cavan where he formed a brilliant midfield partnership with

Phil 'The Gunner' Brady Phil Brady (died 6 May 1980) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team. He won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1947, 1948, and 1952. Playing career Brady was a tough, strong versatile footballer, he scored ...

and scored a goal against Mayo in the 1948 Final. Phil Brady become his brother-in-law in 1953. He won his 2nd

medal in 1949/50 season. He collected 4

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

medals with

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

. Sherlock received many Ulster handball championship medals and one Junior All-Ireland singles medal in 1949.

Death

Victor Sherlock died at Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home at the age of 80 on 21 June 2004.Obituaries
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Honours

;Meath *

: 1 **1946 *

: 1 ** 1947 ;Cavan *

s: 2 ** 1948, 1952 *

s: 4 ** 1947, 1950, 1956, 1960 *

: 1 **1950 *

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

s: 5 **1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955 *

Cavan Senior Football Championship The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent t ...

s: 2 ** 1954, 1961

References

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