Johnny Creedon

John Creedon (1932 – 29 March 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Macroom and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.

Johnny Creedon
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Críodáin
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1932
Macroom, County Cork, Ireland
Died 29 March 2019 (aged 86)
Wilton, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Publican
Club(s)
Years Club
 Macroom
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1954-1957
 Cork 9 (2-07)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:40, 12 April 2012.


Career

Creedon first played Gaelic football with Macroom, however, his career coincided with a barren spell for the club in terms of success.[1] He also lined out with the nearby Clondrohid club.[2]

Creedon first played for Cork as a member of the minor team in 1950. He later joined the junior team and was at full-forward when Cork beat Lancashire in the 1953 All-Ireland junior final.[3] This success earned Creedon an immediate call-up to the senior team. He won a National League title in 1956 before winning a Munster SFC title later that season.[4] The ultimate success eluded Creedon as Cork were beaten by Galway in the 1956 All-Ireland final.[5] His performances for Cork also earned inclusion on the Munster team in the Railway Cup.[6] Creedon's emigration brought a sudden end to his Cork career in 1957, however, he later lined out with the New York team.

Personal life and death

Creedon initially worked as a cabinet maker before spending 13 years in New York City. After returning in 1970 he ran the Halfway House pub just outside Macroom.[7]

Creedon died at the Cork University Hospital on 29 March 2019, aged 86.[8]

Honours
Cork

References
  1. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. "History and honours". Clondrohid GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  3. "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  5. "Stockwell's feats span the decades". Irish Independent. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. "Railway Cup football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. "Johnny has happy memories with Cork and Macroom". Evening Echo. 5 July 1982. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  8. "The death has occurred of Johnny Creedon". rip.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
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