Johnny Carroll (Gaelic footballer)

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Johnny Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cearúil
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1941
Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960-1978
1962-1972
Dohenys
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1964-1969
Cork 12 (1-12)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

John Carroll (born 1941) 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

Carroll 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] Carroll'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]

Carroll's inter-county career with Cork began as a member of the junior team in 1961. [5] His performances in this grade resulted in him being drafted onto the senior team for the 1964 Munster final. [6] Carroll won consecutive Munster SFC medals in 1966 and 1967 and came on as a substitute when Cork were beaten by Meath in the 1967 All-Ireland final. [7] [8] [9] After his senior career ended in 1968, he re-joined the junior team and was a non-playing substitute when Cork won the All-Ireland JFC title in 1972.

Honours

Dohenys
Carbery
Cork

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