Ollie Crinnigan

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Ollie Crinnigan
Personal information
Irish name Oilibhéar Ó Crionagáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1947
Carbury,
County Kildare, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Maintenance fitter
Club(s)
YearsClub
1965-1988
Carbury
Club titles
Kildare titles 7
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1965–1980
Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Oliver T. Crinnigan (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Carbury club and at inter-county level with the Kildare senior football team.

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Playing career

Crinnigan first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Carbury club before eventually joining the club's senior team while still a minor. He won a total of seven Kildare SFC titles between 1965 and 1985. [1] Crinnigan also won a New York SFC title with the Sligo team.

Crinnigan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kildare during a two-year tenure with the minor team. As a member of the under-21 team for four years, he won three successive Leinster U21FC titles and was in goal when Kildare beat Cork in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final. [2] Crinnigan was still eligible for the minor grade when he joined the senior team in 1965 and never missed a championship game until his retirement in 1980. During that time, he lined out in six Leinster finals without success, however, he became Kildare's first ever All-Star recipient in 1978. [3] Crinnigan also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster.

Coaching career

Crinningan was in the twilight of his club career with Carbury when he became player-manager. [4] He was denied an eighth Kildare SFC medal when Carbury were beaten by Johnstownbridge in 1988 final. [5]

Honours

Carbury
Kildare
Leinster

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References

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