Liam O'Neill (Gaelic footballer)
Liam O'Neill (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Galway senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Néill | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1947 Ballinasloe, County Galway | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1960s-1970s | St. Grellan's | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1960s-1970s | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
O'Neill joined the team during the late 1960s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for almost a decade. During that time he won six Connacht medals and one All-Star award.[1] He is a member of a unique set of Galway players who lost three All-Ireland finals in four years
O'Neill enjoyed a lengthy club career with St. Grellan's.
He went on to manage the Mayo County Football team in later years and his son Kevin played inter-county football for Mayo.
References
- "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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