Eric Philpott

Eric Philpott, born in 1946 and died on 25 December 2015, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. Born in the Lough, Cork, he arrived on the inter-county scene at sixteen with the Cork minor team before joining the under-21 side, and he made his senior debut in the 1965 championship. He played a key role over the next few years and won two Munster medals, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up once. At club level he played with both St Finbarr's and Bandon. He made eleven championship appearances for Cork and retired after the 1969 championship.