Eric Philpott

Irish Gaelic footballer

Eric Philpott
Personal information
Irish name	Eiric Mac Philib
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-forward
Born	1946 The Lough, Cork, Ireland
Died	25 December 2015 (aged 69) Curraheen, Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	St Finbarr's Bandon
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1965-1969	Cork	11 (1-14)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Eric Philpott (1946 – 25 December 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-forward at senior level for the Cork county team.^[1]

Born in the Lough, Cork, Philpott arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1965 championship. Philpott went on to play a key role over the next few years and won two Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.^[2]

At club level Philpott played with both St Finbarr's and Bandon.

Throughout his inter-county career, Philpott made 11 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1969 championship.

References

^ Riegel, Ralph (17 November 2014). "Ex-GAA star Eric speaks about brain tumour battle". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
^ Lyons, Tom (18 August 2007). "Cork v Meath here we go again!". The Southern Star. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.