Jack Mangan

Jack Mangan
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Mangáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1927-05-06)6 May 1927
Tuam, County Galway, Ireland
Died 17 September 2013(2013-09-17) (aged 86)[1]
Wolverhampton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Salesman
Club(s)
Years Club
Tuam Stars
Ballymun Kickhams
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1948-1958
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
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Jack Mangan (6 May 1927 – 17 September 2013) was an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.

Mangan is regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever goalkeepers.[2] He made his debut for the team during the 1948 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement due to injury a decade later. During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal and four Connacht winners' medals. In 1956 he captained the side to the All-Ireland title.[3]

At club level Mangan enjoyed a successful career with Tuam Stars in Galway and Ballymun Kickhams in Dublin.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "John (Jack) MANGAN". RIP.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ^ Wymbs, Henry. "Galway's goalkeeping great: Jack Mangan". Irish Abroad website. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Pen pictures of the men who will don the Galway jersey". Galway Library website. Retrieved 14 September 2009.