Joseph Finbarr Lennon (1934 – 23 November 2016) was a Northern Irish Gaelic football manager, player and sports broadcaster who featured on The Sunday Game.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Leannáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1934 Poyntzpass, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died |
23 November 2016 (aged 81) Gormanston, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Aghaderg St Patrick's Stamullen | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1954–1970 | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
Playing career
editHis league and championship career with the Down senior team spanned seventeen seasons from 1954 to 1970.[1][2] Lennon captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1968.
Honours
editPlayer
edit- Down
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (3): 1960, 1961, 1968 (c)
- Ulster Senior Football Championship (7): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 (c)
- National Football League (3): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68 (c)
- Ulster
- Railway Cup (4): 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968 (c)
References
edit- ^ Donohoe, John (24 November 2016). "Joe Lennon, All Ireland winner and Gormanston teacher, dies". Meath Chronicle.
- ^ "Down GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group Media. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
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