Brendan Nestor

Thomas Brendan Nestor (29 April 1911 – 8 February 1981) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Dunmore MacHales and Erin's Hope and at inter-county level with the Galway senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Playing career

Nestor began his playing career with the Dunmore MacHales club. As a student at St Patrick's College, he also lined out with the Erin's Hope club and won a Dublin SFC title in 1932. Nestor had, by this stage, made an impression on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway junior football team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1931. He was promoted to the senior team and won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1934 and 1938. Nestor's other honours with Galway include five Connacht Championship medals and a National Football League title. He was also the first player from Connacht to win four Railway Cup medals.

Post-playing career

In retirement from playing, Nestor became involved in team management and the administrative affairs of the GAA. He served as chairman of the Galway Football Board, held numerous positions with the Galway County Board, was chairman of the Connacht Council on two occasions and also held the position of President of the Connacht Council. Nestor was also a selector with the Galway senior football team that won three successive All-Ireland Championship titles from 1964 to 1966.

Personal life and death

Nestor was the son of J. J. Nestor, the first chairman of the Galway County Board. He worked as a national school teacher, eventually rising to the position of principal. Nestor died at Galway Regional Hospital after a period of ill health on 8 February 1981. He was posthumously named on the Galway Football Team of the Millennium.

Honours Player

Erin's Hope Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1932

Galway All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1934, 1938 Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1941 National Football League: 1939–40 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1931 Connacht Junior Football Championship: 1931

Connacht Railway Cup: 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938

Selector

Galway All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1965, 1966 Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1965, 1966 National Football League: 1964–65