Billy O'Neill (dual player)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Néill | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Left wing-forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1929 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Carrigtwohill An Chéad Cath | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Galway titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1951 1952-1958 | Cork Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Connacht Titles | 3 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | 0 | |
| League titles | 1 | 0 | |
William "Billy" O'Neill (born 1929) is an Irish former Gaelic football and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.[1]
A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland football medal, three Connacht football medals and one National Football League medal.[2]
At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.
References
- ↑ "Pen Pictures of the Men Who Will Don the Galway Jerseys". Galway Library website. 6 October 1956. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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