Paddy O'Driscoll explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Paddy O'Driscoll
Irish:Pádraig Ó Drisceoil
Feet:5
Inches:6
Occupation:Farmer
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Clubs:Abbey Rangers
Clyears:3
Clcounty:1
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Right wing-back or Doggy
Icyears:1927-1937
Icapps(Points):0 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:2
Birth Date:1904
Birth Place:Schull, County Cork, Ireland

Paddy O'Driscoll (born 1904) was an Irish Gaelic footballer from Abbey Rangers, who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team.He was named in the "Cork Football Team of the Year" in January 1930.[1] [2]

O'Driscoll joined the team during the 1927championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement a decade later. During that time he won two National League medals and two Munster medals, however, he never won an All-Ireland winners' medal.[3]

O'Driscoll had a lengthy career with the Abbey Rangers GAAclub teams.

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Ireland stars dominate dream team. 13 January 2000. Irish Examiner. 12 April 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030611213519/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2000/01/13/current/spage_9.htm. 11 June 2003.
  2. News: The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 76-100. 4 November 2009. Irish Independent. 12 April 2012.
  3. News: Munster Senior Football Winning Teams. Munster GAA website. 12 April 2012.