Dan O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)

Daniel Joseph O'Sullivan (1927–2013)[1] was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.[2]

Dan O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born 1927
Carrigadrohid, County Cork, Ireland
Died 2013 (aged 86)
Carrigadrohid, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Canovee
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1950-1953
 Cork 5 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:00, 2 December 2013.

Born in Carrigadrohid, County Cork, O'Sullivan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Cork junior team. He made his senior debut in the 1950 championship. He was a Munster runner-up on two occasions.

At club level, O'Sullivan won one championship medal in the junior grade with Canovee.[3]

Throughout his career O'Sullivan made five championship appearances for Cork. He retired from senior inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1953 championship.

Honours
Canovee
Cork

References
  1. "2013 News". canoveegaa.org. Canovee GAA. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  2. "Cork Senior Football Teams: 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  3. "Roll Of Honour". canoveegaa.org. Canovee GAA. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. "Work on Carrigadrohid begins". The Corkman. Independent News & Media. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2020. Dan O'Sullivan [..] captained Cork juniors in 1951, but was promoted to Cork seniors mid season [..] Dan also won an All Ireland medal with Cork juniors in 1955
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