Mick Mellett
Irish Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Méalóid | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1945 Connemara, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Martinstown | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1966-1972 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Michael Mellett (born 1945)[citation needed] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side Martinstown and at inter-county level with the Meath senior football team.[1] He usually lined out as a left wing-forward.
Career
Mellett first came to sporting prominence as a schoolboy with Trim CBS.[citation needed] At club level, he lined out with Martinstown and won a Meath JFC in 1969 and a Meath IFC as part of a Martinstown-Athboy selection in 1979. Mellett first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level in 1963. He was selected for the Meath junior football team in 1966, while also lining out in both codes in the under-21 grade. Mellett was promoted to the senior team for a challenge game against Leitrim and was a member of the extended panel for the 1966 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway. He made the starting fifteen the following year and was at left wing-forward for the defeat of Cork in the 1967 All-Ireland final.[2] Mellett's other honours include three Leinster Championship medals.[citation needed]
Personal life
Mellett was born Mícheál Ó Méalóid in Connemara, County Galway. He moved to Ráth Chairn in the Meath Gaeltacht as a 10-year-old boy before settling in Dublin in 1973.[3]
Honours
- Martinstown
- Meath
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1967
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970
References
- ^ "The Men of '67: Mick Mellett". Hogan Stand. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "This date 53 years ago: Fifteen Men Started, Same Fifteen Finished, Fifteen Different Clubs". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Mellett recalls the great days". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
