Simon Behan
Simon P. Behan (1941 – 26 January 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

A product of the first-ever Hogan Cup-winning St. Joseph's CBS team, Behan's performances quickly brought him to the notice of the county selectors and he was a substitute on the Dublin minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1958 when Mayo were beaten in the final. Behan broke onto the minor starting fifteen and claimed a second successive title the following year before lining out with the Dublin junior team in 1960. Around this time he also win the first of three County Championship titles with St. Vincent's before being included on the Dublin senior team. Behan won a Leinster Championship medals in 1963, and he was part of the team that won the 1963 All-Ireland final by defeating Galway.

Personal life and death

Born in Marino, Behan spent nearly 40 years as an Advertising and Public Relations Executive with Texaco. He died at his home in Baldoyle on 26 January 2009.

Honours

St. Joseph's CBS
All-Ireland Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1959
Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1959

St. Vincent's
Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1964, 1967

Dublin
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1963
Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1963
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1958, 1959
Leinster Minor Football Championship: 1958, 1959

References

1941 births
2009 deaths
St Vincents (Dublin) Gaelic footballers
Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers
People educated at St. Joseph's CBS, Fairview