John O'Flynn (born 1936) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played with club side Kilshannig, divisional side Avondhu and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Floinn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1936 Glantane, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Kilshannig → Avondhu | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1961-1964 | Cork | 9 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Playing career edit
O'Flynn first enjoyed success as a Gaelic footballer as a member of the Mallow Vocational School team that won the Cork County Vocational Schools' Championship in 1952.[2] He later lined out with Kilshannig and was part of the team that won the club's inaugural North Cork JAFC title in 1959, before winning a further three divisional titles in 1965, 1967 and 1968.[3] O'Flynn also lined out with divisional side Avondhu and won a Cork SFC title in 1961.[4]
O'Flynn's success at club level earned a call-up to the Cork junior football team in 1960. He was promoted to the senior team a year later and captained Cork in the 1962 Munster SFC. O'Flynn's four-year senior career featured four successive Munster SFC final defeats by Kerry, while he also earned selection with the Munster team in the Railway Cup.[5][6] He ended his inter-county career by winning a Munster JFC medal in 1966.[7]
Honours edit
- Kilshannig
- North Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1959, 1965, 1967, 1968
- Avondhu
- Cork
References edit
- ^ "High king of the GAA". Irish Examiner. 19 March 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "North Cork GAA Board Man of the Match and Hall of Fame awards held in Mallow". The Avondhu. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Milestones of Kilshannig". The Corkman. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "GAA stalwart Tom Bermingham left a lasting legacy in three divisions". Echo Live. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Senior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Railway Cup football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 October 2022.