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Donie O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)

Kerry Gaelic footballer

Summary

Kerry Gaelic footballer

Field	Value
code	Football
sport	Gaelic football
name	Donie O'Sullivan
irish	Dónal Ó Súilleabháin
feet	5
inches	10
occupation	Teacher
county	Kerry
province	Munster
clposition	Corner-back
clubs	Dr Crokes, Spa, Clan na Gael,
UCD, Kerry (New York)
clyears	1950s–1970s
counties	Kerry
icposition	Corner-back
icyears	1962–1975
icapps(points)	35 (0-02)
icprovince	9
icallireland	4
nfl	7
allstars	2
birth_place	Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
birth_date

UCD, Kerry (New York) | clapps(points) = | icapps(points) = 35 (0-02) Donie O'Sullivan (; born 1940) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Spa club and at senior level for the Kerry county team between 1962 and 1975. He was the recipient of Kerry's first All Star Award in 1971, a feat he repeated in 1972. In 2019, he was inducted into Munster GAA's "hall of fame".

According to a 2019 interview, while studying educational psychology at St. John's University in New York during the 1960s, O'Sullivan was offered a contract by New York Jets coach Weeb Ewbank.

References

(Kerry) winning captain (Offaly)

References

(7 December 2019). "The Big Interview with Donie O'Sullivan: Memories and friends for life". Irish Examiner.
(8 May 2006). "The 7 ages of the GAA". Independent News & Media.
(4 December 2019). "Munster GAA Hall of Fame Award for Donie O'Sullivan".
"Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com.
(16 December 2019). "Spa Club legend enters Munster Hall of Fame". Killarney Advertiser.
(24 February 2021). "Donie O'Sullivan was a fitting first as Kerry's All Star dominance began in '71". Independent News & Media.

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