Des Benson (November 1921 to January 2007) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team, mainly as a goalkeeper in the 1940s. The source describes him as one of the most underrated players of Cavan's glorious period. He won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1938 and was Cavan's reserve goalkeeper in the squad that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at the Polo Grounds in New York in 1947. He played in the All-Ireland Final the following year against Mayo, and a memorable save against Kerry helped Cavan win their first National Football League title in 1948. He was also on the first University College Dublin team ever to win the Dublin championship.
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Des Benson (November 1921
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Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team
Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Playing career, 1947
He was Cavan's reserve goalkeeper in the squad that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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