Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)

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1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1945 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1946 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1948 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1950 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1951 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Peter Donohoe
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Back, Midfield, Full forward
Born County Cavan, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub

Crosserlough GFC

Mountnugent GFC
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1944–1955
 Cavan 17–133
(184 pts)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 7
All-Irelands 3
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Peter Donohoe (died April 2004) [1] was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Donohoe played at full forward and was a prolific freetaker for Cavan in the 1940s and early 1950s . Peter Donohoe's eight points from frees were crucial in securing Cavan's famous victory in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He was named Man of the Match and was later described in the New York press as the babe Ruth of Gaelic Football. He helped Cavan retain the title the following year by scoring 2–2 in the final against County Mayo. He also won a National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. Peter was also honoured at the Anglo-Celt GAA 1989 Sports Awards, held in May 1990, when he also won the Hall of Fame award. [2] [3] [4]

He is Ulster's all-time goalscorer with 17 goals and is fifth in the all-time top Ulster scorers chart with 184 points.

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References

  1. ↑ "Farewell to Peter Donohue — a hero on the field and off". Irish Post. 15 June 2004. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ↑ "GAA: Cavan legend Donohue dies". Free Online Library. 23 April 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster: 125 - Cavan Player List". Irishnews125.blogspot.com. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "1947 - Final in the Polo Grounds". The Official Website of the GAA. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2010.


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