Bobby Beggs

Bobby Beggs was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He is one of ten men to have won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship while playing for two different counties.

Bobby Beggs
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Half-Back
Born Dublin, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Skerries Harps
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Dublin
Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 2

Beggs was a fisherman from Skerries by trade. Originally playing for Dublin, he reached the All-Ireland final in 1934 wherein Dublin lost to Galway, his future team.[1] and subsequently won the 1935 and 1936 Railway Cup with Leinster and Connacht respectfully.[2] In 1938 Beggs won his first All-Ireland title with Galway against Kerry.[3] He also played on the Galway team of 1941 which was beaten in the All-Ireland final by Kerry. Four years later, he won his second and final All-Ireland, beating his former team, Galway.[4][5][6]

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