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Westmeath Gaelic footballer
Jack Smith is a
Gaelic footballer for and
Westmeath . He plays as a
cornerback .
He won the
All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship while playing for Dublin in 2012. He got involved with the senior team when
Jim Gavin was
manager .
[1]
Smith switched county teams and became a Westmeath player in 2019.
[1] He lined out against his old team in the
2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship .
[2] He was part of the Westmeath team that won the
2022 Tailteann Cup , playing in
the final
[3] and being named on the Team of the Year for the tournament.
[4]
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At club level, Smith plays for
Dublin GAA club
Skerries Harps .
[1] His father is Peter Smith, who played as a corner back for Westmeath and
Mullingar Shamrocks .
[1] Jack Smith is the oldest of three brothers, with his brothers Eoin and Stephen also playing for Skerry Harbs.
[1]
Honours
Westmeath
Individual
Tailteann Cup Team of the Year (1): 2022
References
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e Doherty, Conan (9 July 2022).
"From Dublin to Westmeath, Jack Smith has travelled down two sides of the same road" . Irish Independent .
^ Roche, Frank (6 November 2020).
"Ger Egan misses out as Westmeath make two changes for daunting date with Dublin" . Irish Independent .
^ Keane, Paul (9 July 2022).
"Late goal seals inaugural Tailteann Cup for Westmeath" . RTÉ.
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"Westmeath secure six places in Tailteann team selection" . RTÉ. 20 October 2022.
^ Doyle, Garry (20 October 2022).
"Westmeath dominate Tailteann Cup team of the year award: John Heslin, Jack Smith, Kevin Maguire, Ronan Wallace, Sam McCartan and Ronan O'Toole are rewarded for their excellence" .
The42.ie .
^ Hughes, Paul (20 October 2022).
"Six Westmeath players named on Tailteann Cup Team of the Year" . Westmeath Examiner .
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"Tailteann Cup Team of the Year 2022: Westmeath lead the way after claiming inaugural title" . Sky Sports. 20 October 2022.
Dublin – 2012 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (3rd title)