Peter O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer) explained

Peter O'Reilly
Irish:Peadar Ó Raghallaigh
Sport:Gaelic football
Code:Football
County:Dublin
Province:Leinster
Club:St Mary's
Clcounty:0
Counties:Dublin
Icyears:1941-1945
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Death Place:Dublin, Ireland
Birth Date:1916
Death Date:April 1994 (aged 77)

Peter O'Reilly (1916 - April 1994) was an Irish Gaelic football manager, coach and player. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted for several seasons throughout the 1940s.[1] His older brother Joe O'Reilly was an Irish international soccer player in the 1930s.

O'Reilly first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Dublin senior team in 1941 when he won his first Leinster medal. He won a second Leinster medal in 1942 before later claiming an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Galway.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on several occasions, O'Reilly won back-to-back Railway Cup medals in 1944 and 1945.

Even during his playing days O'Reilly was heavily involved in coaching and team management. He trained the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland title in 1942 before repeating the feat in 1958. O'Reilly later guided Offaly to a first All-Ireland final appearance in 1961. His coaching career ended with a spell in charge of Kildare in the late 1960s.

Honours

Player

Dublin
Leinster

Manager

Dublin
Offaly

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dublin GAA profile. Hogan Stand. 27 July 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100409101228/http://www.hoganstand.com/Dublin/Profile.aspx. 9 April 2010.