John O'Donnell (Gaelic footballer)

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John O'Donnell
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Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Domhnaill
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre forward
Born 1910
Dungloe, County Donegal, Ireland
Died 7 January 1954 (aged 43)
Knockmore, County Mayo, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1928–1937
 An Clochán Liath
Club titles
Donegal titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1929–1937
 Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2 (junior)

John "Hughie" O'Donnell (born Daniel John O'Donnell 1910 - 7 January 1954) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. A native of Dungloe, he was the foremost player in County Donegal, and a household name throughout the country, in the mid-1930s. [1] [2] [3] O'Donnell had become one of Ulster's most popular footballers by the time he made his last appearance for the province in the Railway Cup of 1937. [4]

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Playing career

Club

O'Donnell was captain of An Clochán Liath's senior football team and his playing career coincided with what was, by far, the club's most successful period. During his seven years playing, they won the Donegal County Championship four times (1930, 1931, 1933, 1936) and were runners up twice in 1932 and 1934.

Inter-county

O'Donnell's career with the Donegal county team began around 1930 and ended in 1937. During that time, he captained the first Donegal team to play in Croke Park where they lost the 1933 "Home final" of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship to Mayo. [2] He also captained Donegal when they captured the Dr Lagan Cup in 1936 and 1937. [1] In 1984, 50 years after his playing days and 30 years after his death, O'Donnell was named on the "Best Ever Donegal Team" as part of the GAA centenary Celebrations that year. [5]

Sigerson and Interprovincial

John O'Donnell is reportedly the first Donegal player to have won a Sigerson Cup medal. [6] He won twice, in 1930 and again in 1931, playing with University College Dublin (and scoring half of the UCD tally of 2-4 in the 1931 final. [7] ) He also represented his province and was a member of Ulster Railway Cup teams between 1933 and 1937. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Death of Popular Donegal Man". Derry Journal. 16 January 1954. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 Mac a'Ghoill, Padraig A (2004). Idir Peil agus Pobal - A history of the GAA in the parish of Ardara (PDF). Black Lion Press. pp. 36, 53, 60, 62, 76, 80. ISBN   0-9539372-2-4 . Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  3. ↑ Gael's Commentary (11 March 1933). "A Great Game". Derry Journal - Donegal News: 2. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Gael (23 January 1937). "G.A.A in Donegal". Donegal Democrat: 11. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Best Ever Donegal Team". Donegal Democrat: 8. 5 October 1984. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Donegal's Sigerson History". Donegal Democrat. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sigerson Cup 1931". Sunday Independent: 13. 6 December 1931. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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