John Finn (Gaelic footballer)

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John Finn
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Finn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born (1963-11-20) 20 November 1963 (age 59) [1]
Claremorris,
County Mayo, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Sales rep
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Mayo Gaels
Club titles
Mayo titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1984–1995
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 5
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

John Finn (born 20 November 1963) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Mayo Gaels and was also a member of the Mayo senior football team.

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Career

Finn started his Gaelic football as a schoolboy at Facefield National School before further developing at St Colman's College in Claremorris. He captained the college's senior team to the Connacht Colleges SFC title in 1981. [2] By this stage, Finn had also started playing ata dult level with the Mayo Gaels club. [3] He won a Mayo IFC title in 1984.

Finn first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team that won the Connacht MFC title in 1980. He was later drafted onto the under-21 team and, as well as winning consecutive Connacht U21FC titles, also claimed an All-Ireland U21FC medal in 1983. [4] Finn joined the senior team in 1984 and was a mainstay of the team for over a decade. [5] During that time, he won five Connacht SFC medals and was at left wing-back when Mayo were beaten by Cork in the 1989 All-Ireland final. [6]

Honours

St. Colman's College
Mayo Gaels
Mayo

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profiles". The Connacht Tribune. 15 September 1989. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Johnn Finn". Hogan Stand. 14 May 1993. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "History of Mayo Gaels". Mayo Gaels GAA website.
  4. ↑ "Band of Mayo brothers". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "The GAA's greatest whodunnit". Irish Independent. 24 August 2006. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Twenty years on from THAT game". The Mayo News. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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