Paddy O'Driscoll

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Paddy O'Driscoll
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Drisceoil
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back or Doggy
Born 1904
Schull, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
YearsClub
3
Abbey Rangers
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1927-1937
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2

Paddy O'Driscoll (born 1904) was an Irish Gaelic footballer from Abbey Rangers, who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team.He was named in the "Cork Football Team of the Year" in January 1930. [1] [2]

O'Driscoll joined the team during the 1927championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement a decade later. During that time he won two National League medals and two Munster medals, however, he never won an All-Ireland winners' medal. [3]

O'Driscoll had a lengthy career with the Abbey Rangers GAAclub teams.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "All-Ireland stars dominate dream team". Irish Examiner . 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 11 June 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 76-100". Irish Independent . 4 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Munster Senior Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Cork Senior Football Captain
1958
Succeeded by
Preceded by Treasaurer of the Cork County Board
1957-1963
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of the Cork County Board
1979-1981
Succeeded by