Leonard John McGrath (1899 – December 1949) was an Irish dual player who played both football and hurling for Galway.

Leonard McGrath
Personal information
Irish name Lionard Mac Craith
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Right wing-forward
Hurling Position: Right corner-forward
Born 1898
Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Mullagh
St Grellan's
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Galway
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
All-Ireland Titles 1 1

Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, McGrath came to Galway with his family in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he was a member of the Galway senior hurling team for the 1923 championship. McGrath won an All-Ireland medal that year as Galway secured their first hurling title. Two years later he won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway senior football team.[1][2]

At club level McGrath played with Mullagh and St Grellan's.

He also played rugby, which earned him an expulsion from the GAA under Rule 27.[3]

His medal collection was auctioned in 2020.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Carney, Jim. "A proud tradition from the earliest years of the GAA". The Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Alan Kerins selected on Dual Player team". Galway Independent. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Unique GAA medal collection up for auction". 24 April 2020.