Donie O'Donovan

Daniel Joseph O'Donovan (31 January 1926 – 28 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club St. Nicholas' and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1948 until 1955.[1] O'Donovan managed Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1973.

Donie O'Donovan
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Donnabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1926-01-31)31 January 1926
Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland
Died 28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 73)
Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Donie
Club(s)
Years Club
 St. Nicholas'
Glen Rovers
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 3 6
Munster titles 1 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1947-1955
 Cork 15 (5-03)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1

Biography

Born Daniel Joseph O'Donovan at 150 Old Youghal Road, Dillon's Cross, Cork into a family with strong sporting and Irish republican background. He was a nephew of Cork IRA officer Dan "Sandow" O'Donovan. He followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became a carpenter by trade. He married Cork camogie player Sheila Cahill in the 1950s, and they had three sons. The eldest, Diarmuid O'Donovan is Assistant CEO of the Evening Echo and a sports columnist with that newspaper.

Honours

Player
St. Nicholas
Glen Rovers
Cork
Munster

Management
Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas
Cork
Munster

References
  1. "Cork GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
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