Brendan Nestor

Brendan Nestor
Personal information
Irish name Breandán Mac an Adhastair
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born Thomas Brendan Nestor
(1911-04-28)28 April 1911
Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland
Died 8 February 1981(1981-02-08) (aged 69)
Newcastle Road, Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation National school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
 Dunmore MacHales
Erin's Hope
Club titles
Dublin titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1932-1941
 Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1

Thomas Brendan Nestor (29 April 1911[1] – 8 February 1981) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Dunmore MacHales and Erin's Hope and at inter-county level with the Galway senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Playing career

Nestor began his playing career with the Dunmore MacHales club. As a student at St Patrick's College, he also lined out with the Erin's Hope club and won a Dublin SFC title in 1932. Nestor had, by this stage, made an impression on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway junior football team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1931. He was promoted to the senior team and won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1934 and 1938.[2] Nestor's other honours with Galway include five Connacht Championship medals and a National Football League title. He was also the first player from Connacht to win four Railway Cup medals.

Post-playing career

In retirement from playing, Nestor became involved in team management and the administrative affairs of the GAA. He served as chairman of the Galway Football Board, held numerous positions with the Galway County Board, was chairman of the Connacht Council on two occasions and also held the position of President of the Connacht Council.[3] Nestor was also a selector with the Galway senior football team that won three successive All-Ireland Championship titles from 1964 to 1966.[4]

Personal life and death

Nestor was the son of J. J. Nestor, the first chairman of the Galway County Board.[5] He worked as a national school teacher, eventually rising to the position of principal. Nestor died at Galway Regional Hospital after a period of ill health on 8 February 1981.[6] He was posthumously named on the Galway Football Team of the Millennium.[7]

Honours

Player

Erin's Hope
Galway
Connacht

Selector

Galway

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Nestor". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  2. ^ "All Ireland Winning Teams". Galway GAA website. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Bertie Coleman". Hogan Stand. 8 October 1993. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ^ "When We Were Kings: An Interview with John Keenan". GAA website. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  5. ^ Byrne, Mick (7 June 2020). "How well do you know your cups and county grounds?". Connaught Telegraph. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Name: Nestor". Galway County Council website. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Football Team of the Millenium". Galway GAA website. Retrieved 23 December 2021.