// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Denis Wynne? Winnie the Pooh's cousin.
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| Born | 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 May 1999 (aged 54) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Shoemaker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10[1] in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Wynne (1945 – 30 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football coach, selector and administrator. At club level, he played with Athy and he was also a member of the Kildare senior football team.
Career
[edit]Wynne played his club Gaelic football with Athy and lined out in all grades, including minor, junior, intermediate and senior. He won a Kildare IFC medal in 1974 and was also named Intermediate Footballer of the Year. At inter-county level, Wynne was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965.[2] He later won a Leinster JFC medal in 1967 and made several appearances for the senior team.[3]
Post-playing career
[edit]In retirement from playing, Wynne became involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA. He was a long-serving chairman of the Athy club.
Wynne died on 30 May 1999, at the age of 54.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Athy
- Kildare
References
[edit]- ↑ "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "Five changes for O'Byrne Cup clash". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 18 March 1966. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Denis Wynne - an appreciation". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 11 June 1999. Retrieved 29 December 2024.