Derry Beckett

Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler

Derry Beckett
Personal information
Irish name	Doire Beicéid
Sport	Dual player
Football Position:	Left corner-forward
Hurling Position:	Left corner-forward
Born	24 December 1919 Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland
Died	August 1959 Macclesfield, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Sarsfields / Glanmire St Finbarr's UCC
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Cork titles	0	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1945-1947 1941-1946	Cork (football) Cork (hurling)	4 (2-10) 5 (6-3)
Inter-county titles
	Football	Hurling
Munster Titles	1	1
All-Ireland Titles	1	1
League titles	0	0

Jeremiah Beckett (24 December 1919 – August 1959) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played left corner-forward for the Cork senior teams.

Beckett joined the hurling team during the 1941 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen in both codes until his retirement after the 1947 football championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal in hurling as well as one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal in football. Beckett is one of only eighteen dual players to have won All-Ireland medals in both codes.^[1]

At club level Beckett played his club hurling and football with a range of clubs including Sarsfields, Glanmire, St Finbarr's and UCC.

References

^ Breheny, Martin (28 August 2001). "Teddy sounds warning to dual chasing Kerins". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

Cork – 1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (13th title)

1 N. Porter
2 W. Murphy
3 B. Thornhill
4 C. Murphy
5 A. Lotty
6 D. J. Buckley
7 J. Young
8 J. Lynch (c)
9 P. O'Donovan
10 C. Ring
11 S. Condon
12 M. Kennefick
13 C. Tobin
14 J. Quirke
15 D. Beckett

Sub used: 16 J. Buttimer for N. Porter

Subs not used: 17 C. Cottrell; 18 J. Buckley; 19 J. O'Neill; 20 B. O'Regan

Trainer: J. Barry
Selectors: J. Leahy; P. Collins; J. Foley; T. McCarthy; D. Connolly

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1940-1949 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

v t e Cork – 1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)
1 M. O'Driscoll 2 D. Magnier 3 P. A. Murphy 4 C. Crone 5 P. Cronin 6 T. Crowley (c) 7 D. Connors 8 É. Young 9 F. O'Donovan 10 N. Casey 11 H. O'Neill 12 M. Tubridy 13 J. Lynch 14 J. Cronin 15 D. Beckett Sub used 22 J. Ahern for N. Casey Subs not used 16 S. Kavanagh 17 B. Murphy 18 S. Linehan 19 M. Finn 20 D. Cullinane 21 P. Healy 23 T. O'Driscoll 24 P. O'Grady Trainer J. Barry Selectors L. Shea D. Harrington M. Murphy A. Scannell J. Hurley T. Reilly

Cork – 1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)