Mick Lawlor (Gaelic footballer)

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Mick Lawlor
Personal information
Irish name Micheál Ó Leathlobhair
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born Ireland
Nickname Micky Lawlor
Club(s)
YearsClub
Emo
Club titles
Leinster titles clubs=Emo
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
?- ?
Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Mick Lawlor is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois.

He played for Laois senior football team, primarily in attack, throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s.

In 1991, he played on the Laois team beaten by Meath in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship but 12 years later (in 2003) he was part of the Laois team that ended a 57-year wait for the title. [1] [2] He also won O'Byrne Cup medals in 1991 and 1994.[ citation needed ]

As of 2017, he was chairman of his home club, Emo. [3]

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References

  1. "Turley sure Laois' new spirit can stun Meath".
  2. "Laois GAA » Lawlor says bye bye to Liam Kearns". www.laoistalk.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. "ACFL DIVISION 1 - Emo caught out late on by Portarlington - Gaelic Games - Leinster Express". www.leinsterexpress.ie. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.