Billy O'Neill (dual player)

Billy O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Néill
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Left wing-forward
Hurling Position: Full-back
Born 1929
Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland
Died 2 January 2015[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Army officer
Club(s)
Years Club
Carrigtwohill
An Chéad Cath
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Galway titles 0 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1951
1952-1958
Cork
Galway
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Connacht Titles 3 0
All-Ireland Titles 1 0
League titles 1 0

William "Billy" O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015)[2] was an Irish Gaelic football and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.[3]

A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland football medal, three Connacht football medals and one National Football League medal.[4]

At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.

References

  1. "Tributes paid to Galway dual legend Billy O'Neill RIP". Galway Bay Fm. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  2. Mourning the loss of billy oneill and billy kelly
  3. "Pen Pictures of the Men Who Will Don the Galway Jerseys". Galway Library website. 6 October 1956. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  4. "Galway profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
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