- Martin O'Connell (Gaelic footballer)
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Martin O'Connell Personal information Irish name Máirtín Ó Conaill Sport Gaelic football Position Left wing-back Born August 29, 1963
Carlanstown, County MeathHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Occupation Butcher Club(s) Years Club 1980s-2000s St. Michael's Inter-county(ies) Years County 1984-1997 Meath Inter-county titles Leinster titles 6 All Irelands 3 NFL 3 All Stars 4 Martin O'Connell (born 29 August 1963 in Carlanstown, County Meath) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club St. Michael's and was a member of the Meath senior inter-county team from 1984 util 1997.[1] O'Connell is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.[2]
In a senior inter-county career that spanned two decades, O'Connell won every honour in the game at senior level. His record of three All-Ireland medals is one which has yet to be equalled by one of his fellow countymen. O'Connell also claimed a record six Leinster and three National Football League titles.
O'Connell has also been the recipient of many awards off the field. He claimed four All-Star awards as well as being named Texaco Footballer of the Year in his final playing season in 1996. Shortly after his inter-county career ended O'Connell received the ultimate accolade when he was named in the left wing-back position on the GAA Football Team of the Millennium.
References
- ^ "Meath GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Meath/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ "The An Post-GAA Football Team of the Millennium". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/millennium.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Robbie O'MalleyMeath Senior Football Captain
1995Succeeded by
Tommy DowdAwards Preceded by
Paul Curran
(Dublin)Texaco Footballer of the Year
1996Succeeded by
Maurice Fitzgerald
(Kerry)Teams
Meath Football Teams Meath - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1987 (4th title) 1 M. McQuillan | 2 R. O'Malley | 3 M. Lyons (Capt.) | 4 T. Ferguson | 5 K. Foley | 6 L. Harnan | 7 M. O'Connell | 8 L. Hayes | 9 G. McEntee | 10 D. Beggy | 11 J. Cassells | 12 P. J. Gillic | 13 C. O'Rourke | 14 B. Stafford | 15 B. Flynn | Subs: C. Coyle | P. Lyons | Manager: S. Boylan
Meath - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1988 (5th title) 1 M. McQuillan | 2 R. O'Malley | 3 M. Lyons | 4 T. Ferguson | 5 C. Coyle | 6 L. Harnan | 7 M. O'Connell | 8 L. Hayes | 9 G. McEntee | 10 D. Beggy | 11 J. Cassells (Capt.) | 12 P. J. Gillic | 13 C. O'Rourke | 14 B. Stafford | 15 B. Flynn | Subs: M. McCabe Manager: S. Boylan
Meath - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1996 (6th title) 1 C. Martin | 2 M. O'Reilly | 3 D. Fay | 4 M. O'Connell | 5 C. Coyle | 6 E. McManus | 7 P. Reynolds | 8 J. McGuinness | 9 J. McDermott | 10 T. Giles | 11 T. Dowd (Capt.) | 12 G. Geraghty | 13 C. Brady | 14 B. Reilly | 15 B. Callaghan | Subs: J. Devine | O. Murphy | Manager: S. Boylan
Awards 1988 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 P. Linden | 2 R. O'Malley | 3 C. Corrigan | 4 M. Kennedy | 5 N. Cahalane | 6 N. McCaffrey | 7 M. O'Connell | 8 S. Fahy | 9 L. Hayes |
10 M. Fitzgerald | 11 L. Tompkins | 12 K. Duff | 13 C. O'Rourke | 14 B. Stafford | 15 E. Hughes1990 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 J. Kearns | 2 R. O'Malley | 3 S. O'Brien | 4 T. Ferguson | 5 M. Slocum | 6 C. Counihan | 7 M. O'Connell | 8 S. Fahy | 9 M. Quinn |
10 D. Beggy | 11 V. Daly | 12 J. McMullan | 13 P. McGrath | 14 K. O'Brien | 15 J. McCartan1991 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 M. McQuillan | 2 M. Deegan | 3 C. Deegan | 4 E. Gavin | 5 T. Carr | 6 K. Barr | 7 M. O'Connell | 8 B. Breen | 9 M. Lynch |
10 R. Carr | 11 G. Blaney | 12 T. Dowd | 13 C. O'Rourke | 14 B. Stafford | 15 B. Flynn1996 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1 F. McConnell | 2 K. Mortimer | 3 D. Fay | 4 M. O'ConnellFOTY | 5 P. Holmes | 6 J. Nallen | 7 P. Curran | 8 J. McDermott | 9 L. McHale |
10 T. Giles | 11 T. Dowd | 12 J. Horan | 13 J. Brolly | 14 P. Canavan | 15 M. FitzgeraldFootball Team of the Millennium 1 Dan O'Keeffe | 2 Seán Flanagan | 3 Joe Keohane | 4 Enda Colleran | 5 Martin O'Connell | 6 John Joe O'Reilly | 7 Seán Murphy | 8 Mick O'Connell | 9 Tommy Murphy | 10 Pat Spillane | 11 Seán Purcell | 12 Seán O'Neill | 13 Kevin Heffernan | 14 Tommy Langan | 15 Mikey Sheehy
See also
Categories:- 1963 births
- Living people
- St. Michaels (Meath) Gaelic footballers
- Meath Gaelic footballers
- 1988 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- 1990 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- 1991 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- 1996 Gaelic Athletic Association All Star Awards winners (football)
- Texaco Footballers of the Year
- Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
- People from County Meath
- Leinster Gaelic football biography stubs
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