Donie O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)

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Donie O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Dónal Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Corner-back
Born 1940 (age 83–84)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Teacher[1][2]
Club(s)
Years Club
1950s–1970s
 Dr Crokes, Spa, Clan na Gael,
UCD, Kerry (New York)[2]
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1962–1975
 Kerry 35 (0-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 9
All-Irelands 4[2]
NFL 7[2]
All Stars 2[3]

Donie O'Sullivan (Irish: Dónal Ó Súilleabháin; born 1940) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Spa club and at senior level for the Kerry county team between 1962 and 1975.[4] He was the recipient of Kerry's first All Star Award in 1971,[5] a feat he repeated in 1972.[4][6] In 2019, he was inducted into Munster GAA's "hall of fame".[1][5]

According to a 2019 interview, while studying educational psychology at St. John's University in New York during the 1960s, O'Sullivan was offered a contract by New York Jets coach Weeb Ewbank.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "The Big Interview with Donie O'Sullivan: Memories and friends for life". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "The 7 ages of the GAA". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 8 May 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Munster GAA Hall of Fame Award for Donie O'Sullivan". kerrysportshub.ie. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021. The 1970 All Ireland winning captain and two-time All Star
  4. ^ a b "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Spa Club legend enters Munster Hall of Fame". killarneyadvertiser.ie. Killarney Advertiser. 16 December 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Donie O'Sullivan was a fitting first as Kerry's All Star dominance began in '71". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.