Martin O'Connell (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Conaill | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
August 29, 1963 Carlanstown, County Meath | ||
| Height | 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 former 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 until 1997.[1] O'Connell was listed on the "An Post/GAA Football Team of the Millennium".[2]
In a senior inter-county career that spanned two decades, O'Connell won every honour in the game at senior level. O'Connell claimed a Meath record of 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 was named in the left wing-back position on the GAA Football Team of the Millennium.
See also
References
- ^ "Meath GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-07. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The An Post-GAA Football Team of the Millennium". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2006.