Liam O'Connor (Gaelic footballer)
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Liam O'Connor (13 September 1955 – 2 December 2013) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior team.[1][2]
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| Born | 13 September 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 December 2013 (aged 58) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Iarnród Éireann employee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Walsh Island, County Offaly, O'Connor arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Offaly senior team when he made his debut in the 1979 championship. O'Connor went on to play a key part for the Offaly defence over the next few years, and won an All-Ireland SFC medal and three Leinster SFC medals. He was also an All-Ireland SFC runner-up on one occasion.[citation needed]
O'Connor was a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a two-time Leinster medallist with Walsh Island. He also won six successive championship medals with the club.[citation needed]
Throughout his career O'Connor made 20 championship appearances. His retirement came following Offaly's defeat by Louth in the 1986 championship.[citation needed]