Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Ó Bradáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre forward | ||
Born |
Galway, Ireland | 15 December 1946||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Occupation | P.E. teacher, manager | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1965–1978 1979–1986 |
Father Griffins Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 4 | ||
Connacht titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1966–1979 | Galway | 34 (6-35) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 7 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
Liam Sammon (born 1946 in Galway) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager, coach, writer and former player. He played football with his local clubs Father Griffins and Salthill-Knocknacarra and was a member of the senior Galway county team from 1966 until 1979.
He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in his first year with the team, 1966. He won All Stars in 1971 and 1973.
Sammon later served as manager of the senior Galway inter-county team from 2007 until 2009.