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Enda Smith Wins GAA All-Star Award

Nov 17, 2023 20:25 By Dave Hooper
Enda Smith Wins GAA All-Star Award
25 January 2019; Roscommon footballer Enda Smith is pictured at the launch of the new Roscommon GAA jersey, at the Glenroyal Hotel & Leisure Club
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Smith is the first Roscommon winner since Francie Grehan in 2001 and the 12th Roscommon man ever

Enda Smith has landed a PwC Football All-Stars for 2023.

Smith is the first Roscommon man since Francie Grehan in 2001 to claim an All-Star. The Boyle man becomes the 12th Roscommon player to win an All-Star.

Smith starred for Roscommon in a year where they surprised all in division one of the Allianz League finishing third. Roscommon’s best finish since 2002.

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Smith scored 1-1 in the Rossies, Connacht quarter-final victory over Mayo. While defeat to Galway saw Roscommon exit Connacht at the semi-final stage.

Enda was influential in the opening day All-Ireland group stage draw with Dublin in Croke Park, where Smith landed a point. Smith registered five points in the win over Sligo and 1-3 in the defeat to Kildare.

Smith registered two points in the heart breaking preliminary quarter-final defeat to Cork in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

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Enda Smith becomes the 12th Roscommon man to win an All-Star awards. In all 16 all-star awards have been awarded to Roscommon men.

Roscommon All-Star Winners:

Mickey Freyne (1972)

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Dermot Earley Snr (1974, 1979)

Pat Lindsay (1977)

Harry Keegan (1978, 1980, 1986)

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Tom Heneghan (1979)

Danny Murray (1979, 1980)

Ger Connellan (1980)

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Paul Earley (1985)

Tony McManus (1989)

Enon Gavin (1991)

Francie Grehan (2001)

Enda Smith (2023)

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