Eddie Boyle (Gaelic footballer)

Last updated
Eddie Boyle
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Ó Baoill
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1915
Greenore, County Louth, Ireland
Died December 2000 (aged 85)
Greenore, County Louth, Ireland
Nickname Prince of full-backs
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Cooley Kickhams
Club titles
Louth titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Louth
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Eddie Boyle (1915 - December 2000) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Louth senior team. [1]

Born in Greenore, County Louth, Boyle first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Louth minor team before later joining the junior side. He later made his senior championship debut. Boyle enjoyed a lengthy career and won two Leinster medal.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Boyle won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he was a two-time championship medallist with Cooley Kickhams.

In retirement from playing, Boyle was chosen at full-back on a special team of the century made up of players who never won an All-Ireland medal. He was posthumously chosen on the Louth Football Team of the Millennium.

Related Research Articles

Noel Hickey is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Anthony "Tony" Doran is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Wexford senior team.

Patrick Cullen is an Irish retired Gaelic football Manager and former player. His league and championship career with the Dublin senior team spanned thirteen years from 1966 to 1979.

Paddy "Hands" O'Brien was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Meath senior team.

Daniel "Dan" Quigley is an Irish retired hurling coach and former player who enjoyed a successful career as a full-back and as a centre-back with the Wexford senior team.

Christy Heffernan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.

Walter 'Wattie' Dunphy was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Michael "Mick" Jacob is an Irish retired hurling selector and former player who enjoyed a successful career as a centre-back with the Wexford senior team.

Stephen White was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Louth senior team.

Rory O'Carroll is a footballer and hurler with Dublin and Kilmacud Crokes. He lined out as the full back on the Dublin senior football team. He is the brother of inter-county footballer and hurler Ross O'Carroll, intercounty hurler Bill O’Carroll and Oisin O’Carroll. Rory made his debut for Dublin against Kerry in March 2009.

Liam O'Connor was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior team.

Pa "Fowler" McInerney was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper and full-back for the Clare and Dublin senior teams.

Eamon Kennedy is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Greg Hughes was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior team.

James Valentine Smith was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career with the Meath and Louth senior teams spanned eleven seasons from 1909 until 1919.

James McDonnell was an Irish Gaelic football manager, selector and player. His league and championship career with the Louth senior team spanned three decades from 1948 until 1960.

Seán Óg Flood is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship careers with the Louth and Cavan senior teams lasted ten seasons from 1955 until 1964

Oliver Reilly was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Louth senior team lasted seven seasons from 1955 until 1962.

Daniel O'Neill was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship careers with the Mayo and Louth senior teams lasted a decade from 1953 until 1963.

Frank Lynch is an Irish Gaelic games administrator, Gaelic football manager and former player. His league and championship career with the Louth senior team lasted fourteen seasons from 1956 until 1970.

References

  1. ↑ "Sadness at death of GAA legend". Irish Independent. 5 January 2001. Retrieved 21 September 2014.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.