C. J. Molloy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ó Maolmhuaidh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
200?–2014 2014– |
Donegal Ard an Rátha | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2007–2011 2012–2014 |
Union College Iona College | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2008–2013 2014–2015 |
New York Donegal | ||
C. J. Molloy (born 1989) is an American sportsperson. As a Gaelic footballer he has played for New York in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Early life and education
Son of Connie Molloy, a manager of the New York team,[1] he is a native of Hawthorne, which is about thirty miles north of Manhattan. He is the nephew of Anthony Molloy, the 1992 All-Ireland winning captain.[2]
Molloy received a basketball scholarship from Union College located three and a half hours away. However, he returned to the Bronx three times each week for football training. He ultimately gave up basketball after a few months to concentrate on his football.[3]
He studied at Union College between 2007 and 2011, completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Government. He completed a Master of Business Administration in Management at Iona College between 2012 and 2014.[4]
Playing career
Molloy made his New York senior debut in 2008 in a game against Leitrim.[5][1][6] He was sent off in 2013 as New York exited the Championship against Leitrim, who were returning to the Bronx for the first time since then.[7]
He played in the 2012 All Stars match and scored a goal.[3] He met Donegal manager Jim McGuinness, there with the team; McGuinness invited Molloy to Donegal.[8]
Molloy flew to Donegal. He participated with the Donegal county team from his arrival in mid-February 2014 but parted from them in 2015 struggling with injuries.
When Molloy moved to Ireland, he went to play for his uncle's club, Ardara.[9] He has been club captain.[10]
In 2016, Molloy appeared in a Street Gaelic football video — Peil Star 2 — with Dublin players Shane Carthy and Diarmuid Connolly. In the video, Connolly kicks a football across the River Liffey in Dublin.[11]
He was at McCann Fitzgerald between April 2016 and February 2018 when he moved to the Sanne group.[4] He spent the period between September 2015 and March 2016 at Maples and Calder in Dublin, having before that been at Wilson Esler between 2011 and 2013.[4]
He has sustained a cruciate injury.[12]
References
- ^ a b McMahon, James (3 May 2013). "Leitrim poised for winning start Stateside". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Molloy looks to second generation to shock Sligo". Hoganstand. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "A day in the life: New York's CJ Molloy". HoganStand. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "CJ Molloy". LinkedIn. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "A day in the life: New York's CJ Molloy". Hogan Stand. 2 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Blue Blood CJ Molloy in a New York State of Mind". 3 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "New York 0-07 Leitrim 4-19". RTÉ Sport. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
New York's woes were compounded late on when CJ Molloy was dismissed for a second yellow card.
- ^ Donoghue, Eamon (2 May 2019). "GAA Statistics: New York not doing enough to promote their own". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "McGrath returns as Ardara win". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
Ardara had moved into a 1-10 to 1-4 lead before C J Molloy and Thomas Boyle found the Termon net twice in a matter of minutes to stretch their team's lead out to 12 points with 20 minutes still on the clock.
- ^ "Ardara net first home win of the season against Termon". www.donegallive.ie. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
- ^ "New York GAA star shows his mad Gaelic football streets skills in Dublin".
- ^ Bonner, Declan (23 August 2019). "No Bones About It". Donegal News.
External links
- Interview with Wallace Media
- Interview with Donegal News