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Billy O'Neill (dual player)

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Billy O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Néill
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Left wing-forward
Hurling Position: Full-back
Born 1929
Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland
Died 2 January 2015[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Army officer
Club(s)
Years Club
Carrigtwohill
An Chéad Cath
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Galway titles 0 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1951
1952-1958
Cork
Galway
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Connacht Titles 3 0
All-Ireland Titles 1 0
League titles 1 0

William O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015[2]) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.[3]

A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland football medal, three Connacht football medals and one National Football League medal.[4]

At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Tributes paid to Galway dual legend Billy O'Neill RIP". Galway Bay Fm. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. ^ Mourning the loss of billy oneill and billy kelly
  3. ^ "Pen Pictures of the Men Who Will Don the Galway Jerseys". Galway Library website. 6 October 1956. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 13 August 2012.