Leonard John McGrath (1899 – December 1949) was an Irish dual player who played both football and hurling for Galway.

Born in Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, McGrath came to Galway with his family in his youth. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he was a member of the Galway senior hurling team for the 1923 championship. McGrath won an All-Ireland medal that year as Galway secured their first hurling title. Two years later he won an All-Ireland medal with the Galway senior football team.

Leonard McGrath

At club level McGrath played with Mullagh and St Grellan's.

Leonard McGrath

He also played rugby, which earned him an expulsion from the GAA under Rule 27.

Leonard McGrath

His medal collection was auctioned in 2020.

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1899 births

1949 deaths

20th-century Australian farmers

Australian Gaelic footballers

Australian hurlers

Irish people of Australian descent

Dual players

Gaelic footballers who switched code

Galway inter-county hurlers

Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers

20th-century Irish farmers

Mullagh hurlers

St Grellan's Gaelic footballers

People from Charters Towers