P. J. Smyth (born 1948 in
Tuam
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,
County Galway
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) is an
Irish former
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
er who played for his local club
Tuam Stars and at senior level for the
Galway county team from 1971 until 1972.
Smyth has the distinction of being the first football
All-Star
An all-star team is a group of people all having a high level of performance in their field. Originating in sports, it has since drifted into vernacular and has been borrowed heavily by the entertainment industry.
Sports
"All-star" as a sport ...
goalkeeper.
References
1948 births
Living people
All Stars Awards winners (football)
Gaelic football goalkeepers
Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers
Tuam Stars Gaelic footballers
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