Brian Canton, formerly of Clontarf and Dublin C.C.s, died on July 7.
He was a member of the Clontarf club that was founded in the early 1950’s and that won the Armstrong Cup twice, in 1953 and 1955, and the National Club Championship in 1955. He played with Dublin C.C. later, including on multiple Armstrong Cup winning teams.
He represented Ireland in one Olympiad, Munich 1958. He won the Civil Service Senior Championship in 1952 (he worked with Posts & Telegraphs) and the Oireachtas Championship in 1965.
Here is a photo of the (very young) 1955 Armstrong Cup winning team, with Brian Canton third from right (source: Evening Herald, March 9, 1955 p. 5):
