Billy O'Neill (dual player) explained

Code:Hurling
Billy O'Neill
Irish:Liam Ó Néill
Birth Place:Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland
Birth Date:1929
Death Place:2 January 2015[1]
Feet:5
Inches:10
Occupation:Army officer
County:Galway
Province:Connacht
Clubs:Carrigtwohill
An Chéad Cath
Clcountyh:0
Clcountyf:0
Counties:Cork
Galway
Icpositionh:Full-back
Icpositionf:Left wing-forward
Icyears:1951
1952-1958
Icprovincef:3
Icprovinceh:0
Icallirelandh:0
Icallirelandf:1
Nhl:0
Nfl:1
Icupdate:12:01, 13 August 2012

William O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015[2]) was an Irish Gaelic footballer 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tributes paid to Galway dual legend Billy O’Neill RIP. Galway Bay Fm. 22 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128072215/http://galwaybayfm.ie/tributes-paid-galway-dual-legend-billy-oneill-rip/. 28 January 2016. dead.
  2. http://www.tuamherald.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2015/01/07/4034867-mourning-the-loss-of-billy-oneill-and-billy-kelly/ Mourning the loss of billy oneill and billy kelly
  3. Web site: Pen Pictures of the Men Who Will Don the Galway Jerseys. Galway Library website. 6 October 1956. 13 August 2012.
  4. Web site: Galway profile. Hogan Stand website. 13 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20100526185053/http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx. 26 May 2010. dead.