| John Joe Cassidy | |
| Code: | Football |
| Sport: | Football |
| Province: | Ulster |
| Club: | Arva Cavan GFC (New York) |
| Counties: | Cavan |
| Icyears: | ?–1950 |
| Icprovince: | 6 |
| Icposition: | Defender |
| Icallireland: | 2 |
| Nfl: | 1 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Birth Place: | County Cavan, Ireland |
John Joe Cassidy was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
Cassidy was born and raised in Arva and got a taste of New York when he represented Cavan in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship against Kerry in the Polo Grounds. He lined out at wing half forward in the 1948 and 1952 victorious finals. In the 1952 All-Ireland title success he scored a goal in the drawn game against Meath. Paul Fitzsimons was introduced as sub for John Joe Cassidy in the replay witch Cavan went on to celebrate a 0–9 to 0–5 win. He also won six Ulster titles and two Railway Cup Medals.[1]
Cassidy was top scorer in the 1952 Ulster Senior Football Championship, with a total of 1–7.
Cassidy emigrated to New York along with Owen Roe McGovern in the early 1950s and became an active member of the Cavan GFC of New York as a player, President and Honorary President, until his death in 1995.[2] John Cassidy has been a successful player in the travel industry and now classic resorts is a well known honeymoon tour operator.