Joe O'Sullivan

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Joe O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born Beara, County Cork
Club(s)
YearsClub
1950s-1970s
Beara
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1950s
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Joe O'Sullivan (born 1936 in Beara, County Cork) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Beara and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s. [1]

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References

  1. "Senior Football - Munster Final Winning Teams (1887-2007)". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2009.