Mick Gill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Mac an Ghaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
22 September 1899 Ballinderreen, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Died | 21 September 1980 (aged 80) Dublin, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1918-1923 1924-1938 |
Ballinderreen Garda |
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| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1922-1923 1924-1930 1931-1938 |
Galway Dublin Galway |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
Michael 'Mick' Gill (22 September 1899 – 21 September 1980) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Galway and Dublin senior teams from 1922 until 1938.
Gill made his first championship appearance during the 1922 championship and became a regular player for both Galway and Dublin over the next sixteen years. During that time he won three All-Ireland winner's medals, four Leinster winner's medals and two National Hurling League winners' medals.
At club level Gill enjoyed lengthy playing careers with the Ballinderreen and Garda clubs, winning six county club championship winners' medals with the latter.
Gill was born in Ballinderreen, County Galway in 1899. It was an area that had a very strong hurling tradition even prior to the establishment of the GAA in 1884. In his youth Gill displayed a natural talent for the game.
Following his education Gill trained as a member of the Garda Síochána and served with the force until his retirement in 1962. In 1929 he contemplated leaving the Gardaí and emigrating to the United States, however, the Wall Street Crash and the subsequent depression ended this plan.
Mick Gill died on 21 September 1980, just one day short of his 81st birthday and just two weeks after the Galway hurlers bridged a 57-year gap to capture their second All-Ireland title.
At 18 years of age Gill played junior hurling with his local Ballinderreen club before progressing onto their senior team a little while later. He never won a senior county title with the club.
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