In 1943 they defeated Cavan with Bill "Stonewall" Jackson at left full back in a replay by a score of 2-7 - 2-2.

The Castlrea native who played his club football for Tarmon & St. Brigid's, was a member of the Railway Cup winning teams of 1944, 1945 & 1946 as well as having 6 Connacht medals to his name.

[7][8] Historian Dr Tom Hunt describes the Irish contingent in his ‘Nuggets of Pure Olympic Gold’ column: “Ireland had a team in the 1948 Games which were held in London.

It was an all Army team with the exception of Harry Boland, whose uncle of the same name operated alongside Michael Collins in the War of Independence.

[13] Jackson retired at the rank of Sergeant Major in 1978 after over 40 years of service and lived the rest of his life in Athlone.