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.
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Dónall Ó Donnabháin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-forward | ||
Born |
(1926-01-31)31 January 1926 Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland | ||
Died |
28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 73) Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
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 |
Born 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.
Achievements | ||
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Preceded by Joe Keohane |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning coach 1973 |
Succeeded by Kevin Heffernan |
Cork – 1967 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up | |
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Cork – 1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (4th title) | |
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Cork senior football team – managers | |||
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