Caleb Crone
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Rochestown, County Cork, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Cálaeb Ó Cróin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
29 November 1919 Rochestown, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
8 January 1958 (aged 38) Saggart, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Electrical engineer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Air Corps St Mary's, Saggart | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1941-1943 1944-1948 |
Dublin Cork |
8 (0-00) 5 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Caleb Crone (29 November 1919 – 8 January 1958) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back for club sides Air Corps and St Mary's, Saggart and was a member of the Dublin and Cork senior football teams from 1941 until 1948.
Crone first came to Gaelic football prominence playing with the Air Corps club before linking up with St. Mary's in Saggart. He joined the Dublin senior football team in late 1941 before lining out in the 1942 All-Ireland final which saw Dublin claim their first title in 19 years after a 1-10 to 1-08 defeat of Galway. Crone later transferred to the Cork senior football team and collected a second winners' medal after their 2-05 to 0-07 win over Cavan.[1] As a member of the Leinster and Munster inter-provincial teams at various times, he won two Railway Cup medals. Crone was posthumously named on the Cork Team of the Century.