Frankie Donnelly

Frankie Donnelly was a Gaelic footballer, who was part of Tyrone's breakthrough era in the mid-fifties, claiming two Ulster Championships in a row, with Donnelly being Ulster's top scorer in both those years. His prolific scoring has passed into legend, and holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4–11 against Fermanagh in the 1957 Dr Lagan Cup.[1][2]

Frankie Donnelly
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born 1937
Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Died 14 March 2007
Club(s)
Years Club
1947–1971
 Carrickmore
Club titles
Tyrone titles 4
Ulster titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
?–?
 Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars n/a

His contribution to his club, Carrickmore St Colmcille's, is also gargantuan, having played for them for twenty four years,[1] during which time they secured four Tyrone Senior Football Championship titles.[2]

His name is now mentioned in the same light as more recent Tyrone players who have won All Star Awards (Donnelly played before the All Star merits were inaugurated), such as Peter Canavan, and Frank McGuigan.

He died on 14 March 2007, leaving behind a wife and four children.

References
  1. "Tyrone legend Donnelly passes away". RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
  2. "Tyrone's legendary Frankie Donnelly passes away". Hogan Stand. 16 March 2007.


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