Dennis Eagan
Dennis Michael Royal Eagan was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics as a member of the British field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all three matches as halfback.
Biography
Born in Quetta, British India, Eagan was educated at Gresham's SchoolEgan played club hockey for the Army, Aldershot Services and at county level played for Hampshire.
He earned eight caps for Great Britain in total.
He represented Great [Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Great Britain] in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.
Egan had a distinguished career in the Royal Engineers separate from his achievements in hockey, retiring as a Colonel. After he ceased playing hockey he became a respected administrator in the game, as secretary of the Hockey Association and European Hockey Association, and treasurer and then vice-president of the British Olympic Association.