Liam O'Neill (Gaelic footballer)
Liam O'Neill (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Galway senior team.
O'Neill joined the team during the late 1960s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for almost a decade. During that time he won six Connacht medals and one All-Star award.[1] He is a member of a unique set of Galway players who lost three All-Ireland finals in four years
O'Neill enjoyed a lengthy club career with St. Grellan's.
He went on to manage the Mayo County Football team in later years and his son Kevin played inter-county football for Mayo.
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| Galway Football Squads |
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| Galway – 1971 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up |
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- Sub used
- T. Divilly for M. Rooney
- M. Feerick for F. Burke
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Galway – 1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up |
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- Subs used
- F. Canavan for J. Coughlan
- C. McDonagh for M. Burke
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Galway – 1974 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up |
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- Subs used
- J. Burke for C. McDonagh
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| 1973 All Star Gaelic Football Team |
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Mayo senior football team – managers |
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