Joe Corcoran

Joseph Corcoran (1940 – 23 October 2017) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Mayo senior team spanned three decades from 1958 until 1974.[1]

Joe Corcoran
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Corcáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1940
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Died (aged 77)
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Nickname Jinkin' Joe
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ardnaree Sarsfields
Club titles
Mayo titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1958–1974
 Mayo 27 (2–101)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Born in Ballina, County Mayo, Corcoran played at golf in his youth.[2] At the age of fourteen he first played competitive Gaelic football with the Ardnaree Sarsfields club. He later progressed onto the adult team and won two county junior championship medals.

Corcoran made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Mayo minor team. He was an All-Ireland runner-up in this grade in 1958, having earlier won a Connacht medal. Corcoran made his senior debut during the 1958-59 league and, after a brief spell with the Mayo junior team, he became a regular member of the team. Over the course of a sixteen-year career, he won Connacht medals in 1967 and 1969, followed by a National League medal in 1970. Corcoran played his last game for Mayo in March 1974.

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Corcoran won a Railway Cup medal in 1969.

Honours
Ardnaree Sarsfields
  • Mayo Junior Football Championship (2): 1959, 1971
Mayo
Connacht
  • Railway Cup (1): 1969
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References
  1. "Mayo mourn 'Jinkin' Joe Corcoran". Hogan Stand. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  2. Rice, Seán (31 October 2017). "Jinkin' Joe leaves a legacy". The Mayo News. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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