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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.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Dónall Ó Donnabháin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-forward | ||
Born |
Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland | 31 January 1926||
Died |
28 May 1999 Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland | (aged 73)||
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 |
Biography
editBorn 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
editPlayer
edit- St. Nicholas
- Glen Rovers
- Cork
- Munster
- Railway Cup: 1949
Management
edit- Glen Rovers
- St. Nicholas
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1973
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974
- Munster
- Railway Cup: 1972
References
edit- ^ "Cork GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.