Denis Glennon
Gaelic footballer
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| Intro | Gaelic footballer | |
| Places | Ireland | |
| is | Football player Athlete Gaelic football player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland |
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Biography
Denis Glennon is a Gaelic footballer from Tyrrellspass, County Westmeath, Ireland who plays with the Westmeath inter-county team. His younger brother David has also been a member of the senior panel in recent years but is currently living abroad.
Glennon is considered to be one of the finest talents the county has ever produced. He burst onto the national scene in 2004.
Career
Glennon was part of the Westmeath team that win the 2004 Leinster Senior Football Championship, he also won a National Football League Div 2 title in 2008. In 2011 he was made captain of the Westmeath team for the year. Glennon is predominately right footed and has never kicked a point of his left in championship football
He plays his club football with Tyrrellspass, winning Westmeath Senior Football Championship medals in 2006 and 2007. He also played in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship final in 2007 however Tyrrellspass lost out to Dublin side St Vincents.
Honours
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 2004
- National Football League, Division 2 (1): 2008
- Westmeath Senior Football Championship (2): 2006, 2007