Frankie Donnelly

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Frankie Donnelly
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Date of Birth 1937
Date of Death 14 March 2007
Place of birth Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Club information
Club Carrickmore
Position Full Foward
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Carrickmore 1947-1971
Club Titles
Tyrone Titles 4
Ulster Titles 0
Inter County
County Tyrone
Position Full Forward
Inter County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Tyrone ?-?
Inter County Titles
Ulster Titles 2
All-Ireland 0
NFL 0
All-Stars n/a

* club appearances and scores
correct as of 18:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC).
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of 18:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC).

Frankie Donnelly was a Tyrone 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 he holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4-11 in 1957 against Fermanagh.[1][2]

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 14th March, 2007, leaving behind a wife and four children.