Pat King (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Padraig Ó Cionga | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1947 Trillick, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died | 13 April 2015 Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Trillick St. Macartan's Lisnaskea | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tyrone titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Tyrone | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Patrick "Pat" King (1947 – 13 April 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Tyrone senior team.[1][2][3]
Born in Trillick, County Tyrone, King first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He made his big impression on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tyrone senior team in the 1970s. During his career he won one Ulster medal.
As a member of the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions King won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a five-time championship medallist with Trillick St. Macartan's and won one championship medal with Lisnaskea.
In retirement from playing Kingb became involved in team management and coaching. At club level he served as manager of the Lisnaskea senior team while he also took charge of the Fermanagh senior team.
References
- ↑ "Tributes pouring in for late Fermanagh boss Pat King". Belfast Telegraph. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Bogue, Declan (15 April 2015). "Pat King will be remembered for his character on and off the pitch". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ "Death of Trillick and Tyrone GAA great". Ulster Herald. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.