Billy O'Neill (dual player)
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| Born | 1929 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2015[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Football Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015)[2] was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.[3]
A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland SFC medal, three Connacht SFC medals and one National Football League medal.[4]
At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.
References
- ↑ "Tributes paid to Galway dual legend Billy O'Neill RIP". Galway Bay Fm. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ Mourning the loss of billy oneill and billy kelly
- ↑ "Pen Pictures of the Men Who Will Don the Galway Jerseys". Galway Library website. 6 October 1956. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 2015 deaths
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
- An Chéad Cath Gaelic footballers
- Dual players
- Carrigtwohill hurlers
- Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
- Cork inter-county hurlers
- Galway inter-county hurlers
- Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Irish Army officers
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen