Leonard McGrath

Leonard John McGrath, born on 27 September 1897 and died on 2 December 1948, was an Irish dual player who played both football and hurling for Galway. Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, he came to Galway with his family in his youth. He first made an impression on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway senior hurling team for the 1923 championship and won an All-Ireland medal that year as Galway secured their first hurling title. Two years later he won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway senior football team. At club level he played with Mullagh and St Grellan's. He also played rugby, which earned him an expulsion from the GAA under Rule 27, and his medal collection was auctioned in 2020.