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Michael Mellett (born 1945) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for club side Martinstown and at inter-county level with the Meath senior football team. He usually lined out as a left wing-forward.

Career

Mellett first came to sporting prominence as a schoolboy with Trim CBS. At club level, he lined out with Martinstown and won a Meath JFC in 1969 and a Meath IFC as part of a Martinstown-Athboy selection in 1979. Mellett first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player at minor level in 1963. He was selected for the Meath junior football team in 1966, while also lining out in both codes in the under-21 grade. Mellett was promoted to the senior team for a challenge game against Leitrim and was a member of the extended panel for the 1966 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway. He made the starting fifteen the following year and was at left wing-forward for the defeat of Cork in the 1967 All-Ireland final. Mellett's other honours include three Leinster Championship medals.

Personal life

Mellett was born Mícheál Ó Méalóid in Connemara, County Galway. He moved to Ráth Chairn in the Meath Gaeltacht as a 10-year-old boy before settling in Dublin in 1973.

Honours

Martinstown

• Meath Intermediate Football Championship: 1979
• Meath Junior Football Championship: 1969

Meath

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1967
• Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970

References

1. "The Men of '67: Mick Mellett". Hogan Stand. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
2. "This date 53 years ago: Fifteen Men Started, Same Fifteen Finished, Fifteen Different Clubs". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
3. "Mellett recalls the great days". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

• 1945 births
• Living people
• Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
• Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)
• Dual players