John Crowley (Cork Gaelic footballer)

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John Crowley
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Crualaoich
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left corner-back
Born 1945 (age 7677)
Dunmanway,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Carpenter
Club(s)
YearsClub
Dohenys
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1965–1969
Cork 9 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

John Crowley (born 1945) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played with club side Dohenys, divisional side Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.

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Playing career

Crowley first played Gaelic football at club level with Dohenys. He won several West Cork JFC titles before winning a Cork JFC medal in 1966. [1] [2] Crowley's performances in the junior grade resulted in him being drafted onto the Carbery divisional team and he won two Cork SFC titles. [3] He completed the full set of championship medals when he won a Cork IFC title with Dohenys in 1972. [4]

Crowley's inter-county career with Cork began as a member of the junior team that beat London in the 1964 All-Ireland junior final. [5] He progressed onto the under-21 team and was at corner-back when they were beaten by Kildare in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final. [6] Crowley also made his debut with the senior team that year. [7] He went on to win consecutive Munster SFC medals in 1966 and 1967 and was a substitute when Cork were beaten by Meath in the 1967 All-Ireland final. [8] [9]

Honours

Dohenys
Carbery
Cork

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References

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  2. "When Dohenys ruled the West". The Southern Star. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  3. "The stuff of legends as Carbery and Clonakilty met in 1968 county final". The Southern Star. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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  5. "Cork JFC teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. "Under-21 football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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  8. "A crusader more than a manager". Irish Independent. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  9. "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.