Joe Timmons (Gaelic footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seosamh Ó Tiomáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
Dublin, Ireland | 16 August 1933||
Died |
30 January 2009 Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland | (aged 75)||
Occupation | Roadstone employee | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St Mary's | |||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Wicklow Dublin | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Joe Timmons (16 August 1933 – 30 January 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the Dublin county team.[1]
Timmons began his inter-county career as a member of the senior Wicklow team in the early 'fifties. He later declared for Dublin and had much success going forward into the early 'sixties. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Football League medal.
At club level Timmons began his career with in Wicklow before later playing for St Mary's in Dublin.
His brother, John Timmons, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Dublin.
References[]
- ^ "Friends pen tribute to Dub legend Joe". The Herald. The Herald. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2009.
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2009 deaths
- Annacurra Gaelic footballers
- Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Gaelic football backs
- St Mary's (Dublin) Gaelic footballers
- Wicklow inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)