Joe Stafford

Joe Stafford, whose full name was Joseph Stafford, was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team and lived from 10 March 1918 to 17 June 2000. He played at right full forward and was a prolific goalscorer for Cavan in the 1940s, and his Wikipedia article ranks him ninth in the all-time chart of Ulster goalscorers. His goal was crucial in Cavan's famous victory in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at the Polo Grounds in New York, and he helped Cavan retain the title the following year against Mayo. He also won a National Football League medal in the 1949 to 1950 season. He is remembered as the first man sent off in an All-Ireland final, ordered off with fifteen minutes left in the 1943 final against Roscommon. His nephew Jimmy Stafford also played for Cavan.