Donie O'Donovan

Daniel Joseph "Donie" O'Donovan (31 January 1926 – 28 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club St. Nicholas' and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1948 until 1955.[1] O'Donovan managed Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1973.

Donie O'Donovan
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Donnabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1926-01-31)31 January 1926
Dillon's Cross, Cork City, Ireland
Died 28 May 1999(1999-05-28) (aged 73)
Club(s)
Years Club
1940s-1950s
 St. Nicholas'
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1948-1955
 Cork 15 (5-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Biography

Born Daniel Joseph O'Donovan at 150 Old Youghal Road, Dillon's Cross, Cork into a family with strong sporting and Irish republican background. He was a nephew of Cork IRA officer Dan "Sandow" O'Donovan. He followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became a carpenter by trade. He married Cork camogie player Sheila Cahill in the 1950s and they had three sons. The eldest, Diarmuid O'Donovan is Assistant CEO of the Evening Echo and a sports columnist with that newspaper.

Honours

St. Nicholas/Glen Rovers
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References
  1. "Cork GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
Achievements
Preceded by
Joe Keohane
(Kerry)		 All-Ireland Senior Football Final
winning manager
1973		 Succeeded by
Kevin Heffernan
(Dublin)
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