{{Short description|Westmeath Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox GAA player | name = Sam Duncan | image = | alt = | caption = | <!-- Personal information --> | irish = | sport = Gaelic football | clposition = | icposition = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | feet = | inches = | nickname = | occupation = | <!-- Club(s) --> | clyears = | clubs = Milltownpass | clapps(points) = | <!-- Club titles --> | code = Football | county = | clcounty = | province = | clprovince = | clallireland = | <!-- Colleges(s) --> | colyears = | colleges = | colapps(points) = | <!-- College titles --> | fitz = | sig = | <!-- Inter-county(ies) --> | icyears = | counties = Westmeath | icapps(points) = | <!-- Inter-county titles --> | icprovince = | icconnacht = | iculster = | icleinster = | icmunster = | icallireland = | nfl = | nhl = | allstars = | <!-- Last updated --> | clupdate = | icupdate = }} '''Sam Duncan''' is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Milltownpass and at senior level for the Westmeath county team. He plays primarily as a defender,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/280629|title=Westmeath to appeal Duncan red card|date=31 January 2018}}</ref> but he has also played in midfield and as a corner-forward.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.clare.fm/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/westmeath-footballers-make-two-changes-clare/|title=Westmeath Footballers Make Two Changes For Clare|date=28 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/281048|title=Duncan returns from suspension for Lake men|work=Hogan Stand|date=9 February 2018}}</ref>
He was a member of the team that defeated Dublin at Parnell Park in the 2019 O'Byrne Cup final, his county's first time to win that trophy since 1988.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/westmeath-dublin-obyrne-cup-final-4447898-Jan2019/|title=Ger Egan hits 1–5 as Westmeath defeat Dublin for first O'Byrne Cup title since 1988|publisher=The42.ie|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien|date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0118/1024176-egan-lead-westmeath-to-obyrne-cup-win-over-dublin/|title=Egan leads Westmeath to O'Byrne Cup win over Dublin|publisher=RTÉ|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/294373|title=O'Byrne Cup final: Egan steers Westmeath past Dubs|work=Hogan Stand|date=18 January 2019}}</ref> He won his second piece of silverware of 2019 when Westmeath won the 2019 National Football League Division 3 league title by a goal against Laois at Croke Park.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30915948.html|title=Westmeath claim more silverware with Division 3 success|work=Irish Examiner|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=6 April 2019}}</ref>
Duncan was part of the Westmeath side that won the 2022 Tailteann Cup, playing in the final.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0709/1309306-late-goal-seals-inaugural-tailteann-cup-for-westmeath/|title=Late goal seals inaugural Tailteann Cup for Westmeath|publisher=RTÉ|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=9 July 2022}}</ref>
After 2023 ended, he went off on his travels.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/329749|title=Westmeath suffer Duncan blow|work=hoganstand.com|date=31 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.westmeathexaminer.ie/2023/11/09/duncans-absence-a-blow-to-westmeath-for-next-season/|title=Duncan’s absence a blow to Westmeath for next season|first=Kieran|last=Galvin|date=9 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/blow-for-westmeath-football-squad-as-midfielder-sam-duncan-takes-year-out-to-travel/a/135278982.html|title=Blow for Westmeath football squad as midfielder Sam Duncan takes year out to travel|work=Irish Independent|first=Michael|last=Verney|date=31 October 2023}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Westmeath * Tailteann Cup (1): 2022 * National Football League Division 3 (1): 2019 * O'Byrne Cup (1): 2019
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Westmeath Football Team 2022}}
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