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Irish name | Dónall Ó Donnabháin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-forward | ||
Born | 31 January 1926 Dillon's Cross, Cork |
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Died | 29 May 1999 | (aged 73)||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1940s-1950s | St. Nicholas' | ||
Club Titles | |||
Cork titles | 3 | ||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1948-1955 | Cork | 15 (5-3) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Daniel Joseph "Donie" O'Donovan (31 January 1926 - 29 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club St. Nicholas' and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1948 until 1955.[1] O'Donovan managed Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1973.
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Born Daniel Joseph O'Donovan at 150 Old Youghal Road, Dillon's Cork into a family with strong sporting and Irish republican background. He was a nephew of Cork IRA officer Dan "Sandow" O'Donovan. He followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became a carpenter by trade. He married Cork camogie player Sheila Cahill in the 1950s and they had three sons. The eldest, Diarmuid O'Donovan is Assistant CEO of the Evening Echo and a sports columnist with that newspaper.
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Joe Keohane (Kerry) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning manager 1973 |
Succeeded by Kevin Heffernan (Dublin) |
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