Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)

Peter Donohoe (died April 2004)[1] was a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.

Peter Donohoe
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position full forward
Born Co. Cavan, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 ?
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1945–1955
 Cavan 17–133
(184 pts)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 7
All-Irelands 3
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Playing career

Donohoe played at full forward and was a prolific freetaker for Cavan in the 1940s and early 1950s . Peter Donohoe's eight points from frees were crucial in securing Cavan's famous victory in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He was named Man of the Match and was later described in the New York press as the babe Ruth of Gaelic Football. He helped Cavan retain the title the following year by scoring 2–2 in the final against Co. Mayo. He also won a National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. Peter was also honoured at the Anglo-Celt GAA 1989 Sports Awards, held in May 1990, when he also won the Hall of Fame award.[2][3][4]

He is Ulster's all-time goalscorer with 17 goals and is fifth in the all-time top Ulster scorers chart with 184 points.

References
  1. "Farewell to Peter Donohue — a hero on the field and off". Irish Post. 2004-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  2. "GAA: Cavan legend Donohue dies". Free Online Library. 2004-04-23. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  3. "Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster: 125 - Cavan Player List". Irishnews125.blogspot.com. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
  4. "1947 - Final in the Polo Grounds". The Official Website of the GAA. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-06-26.


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