Des Benson

Des Benson
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	Killeshandra, County Cavan, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Killeshandra
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
	Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	?
All-Irelands	2
NFL	1
All Stars	0

Des Benson (November 1921 – January 2007) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Des Benson was a goalkeeper for Cavan in the 1940s and he was considered^[who?] to be one of the most underrated player of Cavan's glorious period.^{[citation needed]} He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1938. He was Cavan's reserve goalkeeper in the squad that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in the Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He played in All-Ireland Final the following year against Co. Mayo. His memorable save against Kerry helped the Blues achieve their first National Football League title in 1949/50. He was also on the first University College Dublin team ever to win the Dublin championship.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ "Des Benson - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ Team, Irishnews com Blog (11 February 2009). "125 - Cavan Player List". Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
^ "History of U.C.D. Gaelic Football Club". ucd.ie. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
^ "Club History". Killeshandra Leaguers GFC website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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