Victor Sherlock
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Buadhach Ó Scorlóg | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left half forward, Midfield | ||
| Born | 1924 Kingscourt, County Cavan |
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| Died | 21 June 2004 (age 80) Kilmainhamwood, County Meath |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1944–1947 1947–1948 1948–1965 |
Gypsum Rangers Scotstown Kingscourt Stars |
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| Club titles | |||
| Cavan titles | 2 | ||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1945–1947 1948–1953 |
Meath Cavan |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Victor Sherlock (1924–2004) was a former Gaelic football player for Meath and Cavan. Among other honours, he won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1948 and 1952 with Cavan.
Sherlock was a versatile footballer. He played left half forward with Meath winning the 1945/46 National Football League beating Wexford 2-2 to 6 pts and he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1947. He then transferred to Cavan where he formed a brilliant midfield partnership with Phil 'The Gunner' Brady and scored a goal against Mayo in the 1948 Final. Phil Brady become his brother-in-law in 1953. He won his 2nd National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. He collected 4 Railway Cup medals with Ulster.
Sherlock received many Ulster handball championship medals and one Junior All-Ireland singles medal in 1949.
Victor Sherlock died at Kilmainhamwood Nursing Home at the age of 80 on 21 June 2004.
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