Jimmy O'Donnell (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Dónaill | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1940 Kilnaleck, County Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 81) Galway, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Seán McDermotts Cootehill Celtic Kickhams | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cavan titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1958–1962 1963– |
Leitrim Cavan | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
James K. O'Donnell (1940 – 28 February 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of club sides, including Cootehill Celtic, and at inter-county level with the Leitrim and Cavan senior football teams.
Career
[edit]Born in Kilnaleck, County Cavan in 1940,[1] O'Donnell and his family moved to Manorhamilton, County Leitrim at an early age. He first came to sporting prominence with the local Seán McDermotts club, winning a Leitrim JFC title in 1958, before later lining out with Cootehill Celtic in Cavan and Kickhams in Dublin.[2][3] O'Donnell first appeared on the inter-county scene as a 16-year-old member of the Leitrim minor team that lost the 1956 All-Ireland minor final to Dublin. He was in his final year as a minor when he progressed onto the Leitrim senior football team. O'Donnell joined the Cavan senior football team in 1963 and won two Ulster Championship titles.[4]
Personal life and death
[edit]O'Donnell was educated at St Patrick's College in Cavan and spent his entire working life as a bank official with Ulster Bank. His nephew, Seán Óg de Paor, won two All-Ireland medals with the Galway senior football team.[5] O'Donnell died in Galway on 28 February 2022, at the age of 81.[6]
Honours
[edit]- Seán McDermotts
- Cavan
References
[edit]- ^ "James K O'Donnell in 1940". Find My Past. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Manorhamilton". Irish Independent. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Death of well-known vintner, businessman and sports personality". Irish Independent. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Former Cavan star Jimmy O'Donnell passes away". Hogan Stand. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Manorhamilton: GAA greats honoured at Millennium function". Irish Independent. 15 June 2001. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "The late James (Jimmy) O'Donnell". Leitrim GAA website. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.