James Grennan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Offaly county team. [1] He played in midfield. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Grennan attended St Joseph & St Saran's Secondary School in Ferbane. [6] He won a Leinster Senior Football Championship (SFC) medal in 1997. Manager Tommy Lyons spoke of Grennan as a solution to his midfield problem. [7] The following year, he won a National Football League medal. [8] His 1999 season was affected by injury. [9] Grennan played an important role in midfield during the 2000 Leinster SFC defeat of reigning All-Ireland champions Meath at Croke Park. [10] Later the same year he dislocated his shoulder, also while playing for Offaly. [11] He was sent off against Cork in the 2002 National Football League. [2] His involvement in Offaly's 2002 Leinster SFC campaign was affected by injury. [5] [12] When the Games Administration Committee gave fellow Offaly player Roy Malone an eight-week ban following the 2002 Leinster SFC semi-final replay, Grennan was cited too but was not suspended. [13] [14] In late 2003, Offaly manager Gerry Fahey dropped Grennan from his panel. [15]