Paddy O'Driscoll

Paddy O'Driscoll
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Drisceoil
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born 1904
County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
3
Abbey Rangers
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1927-1937
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2

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.

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland stars dominate dream team". Irish Examiner. 13 January 2000. Archived from the original on 11 June 2003. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. ^ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 76-100". Irish Independent. 4 November 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Munster Senior Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 April 2012.