Fintan Walsh was a Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland. He played for many years in the forwards on the Laois senior football team and was widely regarded as one of the outstanding players in Ireland of the 1950s and early 1960s. He was a successful college player, winning Hogan Cup medals with Knockbeg College in 1954 and 1955. In 1956 he won championship medals in two different counties, helping his home club Ballylinan win the Laois Junior Football Championship while also helping Erin's Hope win the Dublin Senior Football Championship. He also played for his province, Leinster, winning Railway Cup medals in 1959 and 1961, and in 1999 he was selected at left half forward on the Laois football team of the century.
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