Bertie Cunningham
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Bertie Cunningham is a retired inter-county Irish Gaelic football
er for County Meath
in Ireland. He enjoyed much success play inter-county football in the sixties and early seventies on the Meath team. For Meath he usually played at Centre Back. He played club football for Ballivor. He won his first Leinster medal with Meath in 1964. During his playing career he has won 1 Senior All Ireland
medal (1967) as well as four Leinster medals. In 1967, he was chosen as the Texaco Footballer of the Year
.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er for County Meath
Meath GAA
The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
in Ireland. He enjoyed much success play inter-county football in the sixties and early seventies on the Meath team. For Meath he usually played at Centre Back. He played club football for Ballivor. He won his first Leinster medal with Meath in 1964. During his playing career he has won 1 Senior All Ireland
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
medal (1967) as well as four Leinster medals. In 1967, he was chosen as the Texaco Footballer of the Year
Texaco Footballer of the Year
The Texaco Footballer of the Year is a Gaelic football award, created in 1958, that honours the achievements of a footballer of outstanding excellence...
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