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Donie O'Sullivan (Irish: Dónal Ó Súilleabháin; 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.[4] He was the recipient of Kerry's first All Star Award in 1971,[5] a feat he repeated in 1972.[4][6] In 2019, he was inducted into Munster GAA's "hall of fame".[1][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónal Ó Súilleabháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner-back | ||
| Born |
1940 (age 83–84) Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Teacher[1][2] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1950s–1970s |
Dr Crokes, Spa, Clan na Gael, UCD, Kerry (New York)[2] | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1962–1975 | Kerry | 35 (0-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 9 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4[2] | ||
| NFL | 7[2] | ||
| All Stars | 2[3] | ||
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.[1]
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