Ollie Reilly
Oliver Reilly (1936 - 4 April 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Louth senior team lasted seven seasons from 1955 until 1962.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Oilibhéar Ó Raghallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1936 Ardee, County Louth, Ireland | ||
| Died |
4 April 2009 (aged 72) Ardee, County Louth, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Hunterstown Rovers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Louth titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1955-1962 | Louth | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Born in Ardee, County Louth, Reilly was raised in a strong Gaelic football household. His father, Stephen Reilly, won a Leinster medal with the Louth junior team in 1912.
Reilly first played competitive Gaelic football with the Hunterstown Rovers club. He won a county minor championship medal in 1954 before later joining the club's adult team. Reilly won a county junior championship medal in 1959.
Reilly made his first appearance on the inter-county scene as a member of the Louth minor team in 1954. He later joined the Louth junior team before making his senior debut during the 1955-56 league. Over the following seven seasons Reilly enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of a set of All-Ireland and Leinster medals in 1957. A gall stones operation hastened his retirement from inter-county Gaelic football in 1962. He is the father of Hollywood film director Fergal Reilly.
Honours
- Hunterstown Rovers
- Louth Junior Football Championship (1): 1959
- Louth Minor Football Championship (1): 1954
- Louth
References
- "Ollie Reilly played central part in Louth's '57 success". Drogheda Independent. 8 April 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2017.