Donie O'Donovan

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Donie O'Donovan
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Donnabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1926-01-31)31 January 1926
Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland
Died 28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 73)
Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Donie
Club(s)
Years Club
 St. Nicholas'
Glen Rovers
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 3 6
Munster titles 1 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1947-1955
 Cork 15 (5-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1

Daniel Joseph O'Donovan (31 January 1926 – 28 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.

Biography[]

Born Daniel Joseph O'Donovan at 150 Old Youghal Road, Dillon's Cross, 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.

Honours[]

Player[]

St. Nicholas
Glen Rovers
Cork
Munster
  • Railway Cup: 1949

Management[]

Glen Rovers
  • Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1989
St. Nicholas
Cork
Munster
  • Railway Cup: 1972

References[]

  1. ^ "Cork GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Football Final
winning coach
1973 		Succeeded by
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