Donie O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)

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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]

Donie O'Sullivan

Personal information
Irish name	Dónal Ó Súilleabháin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Corner-back
Born	1940 (age 84–85) 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]

See also

• List of Kerry senior Gaelic football team captains