Colm O'Neill

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Colm O Neill (born 1964) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer who won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with Cork in the eighties and early nineties

He won an all Ireland minor medal in 1981 scoring three goals in the rebels victory over a spirited Derry side which had a lot of players who would claim senior medals in 1993.

O'Neill won two All Ireland under 21 medals in 1984 and 1986. He was at corner forward in the rebel unsuccessful all Ireland final against Meath in 1987 and came on the previous year against the same opposition when again the rebel county fell to the sword by a single point. In 1989 he was a sub in Corks over awaited All Ireland triumph over Mayo.

1990 was by far O'Neills best year though the year ended on a low note when he was sent off by referee Paddy Russell for striking Meaths full back Mick Lyons in the All Ireland final that year which denied O'Neill a certain all star and a player of the year nomination.

In 1991 O'Neill retired after a shock defeat to Kerry in the Munster Senior Football Championship semi final.

He currently is living in USA as a very successful publican.