Eugene Callanan
Eugene Thaddeus Callanan (14 November 1898 – 3 July 1983) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Collegians and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Eoghan Ó Callanáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-forward | ||
Born |
Glasheen, Cork, Ireland | 14 November 1898||
Died |
3 July 1983 84) College Road, Cork, Ireland | (aged||
Nickname | Nudge | ||
Occupation | Medical doctor | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Collegians Valley Rovers | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 2 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
University College Cork | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 3 | ||
Fitzgibbon titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1918-1929 | Cork | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Career
Callanan first came to sporting prominence during his student days at University College Cork. As a dual player, he won both Fitzgibbon Cup and Sigerson Cup medals with UCC's college teams, as well as consecutive County Football Championship titles in 1927-1928. Callanan also lined out with the Cork senior football team at various times between 1918 and 1929. He was part of the team that won the Munster Championship in 1928.[1][2] Callanan later lined out with the Valley Rovers club in Innishannon.[3]
Personal life and death
Raised in Glasheen, Cork, Callanan was a member of a family that was well known in local government circles with the Cork County Council. As a medical student at University College Cork he interrupted his studies to join the Irish Republican Army and figured prominently during several successful ambushes.[4] Callanan was appointed Medical Officer to the Innishannon area and later resided in Bandon where he also practiced.
Callanan died at the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork on 3 July 1983.
Honours
- University College Cork
- Cork Senior Football Championship: 1927, 1928
- Sigerson Cup: 1919, 1926, 1928
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 1922, 1925, 1928
- Cork
References
- "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Controversy and disagreements along the way but 1928 ended with Kildare as the first winners of Sam Maguire Cup". The Kildare Nationalist. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Valley Rovers and the Irish Volunteers". Valley Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "The Fighting Men Of West Cork". RTÉ Archives. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.