Liam O'Connor (13 September 1955 – 2 December 2013) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 13 September 1955 Walsh Island, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Died | 2 December 2013 (aged 58) Aglish, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Iarnród Éireann employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1970s-1990s | Walsh Island | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 6 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1979-1986 | Offaly | 20 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Born in Walsh Island, County Offaly, O'Connor first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Offaly senior team when he made his debut in the 1979 championship. O'Connor went on to play a key part for the Offaly defence over the next few years, and won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[citation needed]
O'Connor was a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a two-time Leinster medallist with Walsh Island. He also won six successive championship medals with the club.[citation needed]
Throughout his career O'Connor made 20 championship appearances. His retirement came following Offaly's defeat by Louth in the 1986 championship.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Offaly GAA legend Liam Connor dies aged 58". Irish Independent. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ "Sad death of Offaly legend Liam Connor". Hogan Stand website. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.