Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer) explained

Charlie Gallagher
Irish:Cathal Ó Gallchóir
Birth Place:Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland
Birth Date:25 December 1937
County:Cavan
Occupation:Dental surgeon
Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Province:Ulster
Club:Cootehill Celtic
Clyears:1953–?
Clcounty:2
Counties:Cavan
Icyears:1955–1969
Icposition:Full Forward
Icapps(Points):47 (10–142)
Icprovince:4
Icallireland:0

Charlie Gallagher (25 December 1937  - 24 July 1989) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cootehill Celtic club and the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Gallagher regularly topped the nation’s scoring charts in the 1960s. He debut for Cavan in 1955 at the age of 17 years, against Sligo in the National Football League. He won Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1962, 1964, 1967 and 1969. He also won an Ulster Junior Football Championship medal in 1962. He was captain of Cavan in 1967 and 1969. He won Railway Cup medals with Ulster in 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1968.[1] He won a Cú Chulainn Award in 1964.[2] His older brother Brian won an All-Ireland medal in 1952.

Honours

Cavan
Cootehill Celtic
Ulster
UCD
St Patrick's College
Individual

Other honours

Death

He died from drowning near his home in Cootehill, County Cavan, in July 1989.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Famous Celts: Charlie Gallagher - History of Cootehill Celtic GAA - Cootehill Celtic GAA online . 2010-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708191741/http://www.cootehillceltic.com/History/Famous%20Celts/Charlie%20Gallagher/charlie_factsfile.html . 2011-07-08 .
  2. Web site: 125 - Cavan Player List. Irishnews com Blog. Team. 11 February 2009.
  3. Web site: Gallagher Clan. www.gallagherclan.org.