Simon Deignan (1922 to September 2006) was a Gaelic footballer for the Cavan county team and later a noted referee. Born in Mullagh, County Cavan, he won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal in 1938 and went on to form a half back partnership with P. J. Duke and J. J. O'Reilly that won the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final at the Polo Grounds in New York. He was again one of Cavan's stars in the 1948 final, won the National Football League in the 1949-50 season, and collected numerous Railway Cup medals with Ulster. As a referee he officiated at the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals of 1950, 1954 and 1958. His grandnephew is the Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper. He died in September 2006 at the age of 84.
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Deignan was born in 1922 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland.
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Deignan was born in 1922 in Mullagh, County Cavan, Ireland.
Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead
Simon Deignan (1922, September 2006) was a former Gaelic footballer for the Cavan county team, and a referee.
On The Roster Of: Cavan county football team, Lead
a former Gaelic footballer for the Cavan county team
Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Playing career
that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in the Polo Grounds, New York in 1947
Competed In: National Football League, Playing career
He also won the National Football League in 1949/50 season.
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