William Gannon, known as Squires, was born on 28 April 1901 and died on 6 March 1967. He was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Kildare senior team and is regarded as one of Kildare's greatest ever players. He was a regular in the starting fifteen during the team's golden age of the 1920s, winning two All-Ireland medals and four Leinster medals and finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. He captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1928. At club level he was a three-time county club championship medallist with the Round Towers club.
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Kildare senior team
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Kildare senior team
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Kildare senior team
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was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Kildare senior team
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Gannon captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1928
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