Hector Kennedy (1 July 1917 — 15 January 1975) was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
| Date of birth | 1 July 1917 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of death | 15 July 1975 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Washington DC, United States | ||||||||||||||||
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Kennedy was educated at Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Queen's University Belfast.[2]
A prop, Kennedy played for Instonians and was varsity captain at Queen's University. He moved to England to practise medicine after getting his degree, playing there for Bradford and Yorkshire. In 1938, Kennedy was capped twice for Ireland in the 1938 Home Nations, for away matches against Scotland and Wales.[3]
Kennedy served as a major in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War II. He was awarded an MBE in 1945 for his gallantry in North West Europe and also received the Croix de Guerre.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Unsatisfactory Packing". Northern Whig. 1 February 1938.
- ^ a b "Obituary". Belfast News-Letter. 17 January 1975.
- ^ "Major H. Kennedy Awarded M.B.E." Belfast Telegraph. 14 February 1945.
External links
edit- Hector Kennedy at ESPNscrum