Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic Football |
Niall FitzGerald | |
Irish: | Niall Mac Gearailt |
Occupation: | Officer |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Collins Macroom |
Clcounty: | 2 |
Counties: | Cork |
Icposition: | Centre-forward |
Icyears: | 1950-1966 |
Icapps(Points): | 32 (2-30) |
Icprovince: | 3 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nfl: | 1 |
Icupdate: | 16:15, 31 December 2012 |
Birth Date: | 1931 |
Birth Place: | Macroom, County Cork, Ireland |
Death Date: | 20 December 2012 (aged 81) |
Death Place: | Douglas, Cork, Ireland |
Niall FitzGerald (1931 - 20 December 2012) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
FitzGerald joined the team during the 1950 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the completion of the 1966 championship. During that time he won one National Football League medal and three Munster medals.[1] FitzGerald was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.[2]
FitzGerald also enjoyed a lengthy club career with Collins and Macroom, winning two county club championship medals.