Personal information | |||
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Sport | Football | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Died |
1991 County Donegal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St Vincents | |||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 13 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
Dublin | 90 (23–242) | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 1 |
Oliver Freaney (1929 – 27 September 1991) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team.
He scored a goal in the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
He was Ireland's top-scoring forward in 1955 and 1959.
With 23–242 (311 points), Freaney is Dublin's seventh all-time highest scorer in league and championship.
He made 90 appearances for his county in league and championship.
Alongside Kevin Heffernan, Freaney pioneered Dublin's more "scientific" approach, which did not work too well when they met Kerry.
Freaney won 13 Dublin Senior Football Championships with St Vincents.
Freaney owned one of the country's biggest accountancy companies. He married Kathleen Mullen from Portnablagh, County Donegal. He died while holidaying in Donegal in 1991.
References
- ^ McGinley, Martin (12 September 2019). "Full circle". Donegal News. p. 16.
- ^ McKeon, Conor (11 September 2019). "Dublin's all-time leading scorers: How Dean Rock surpassed Bernard Brogan – and his own father". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- Keys, Colm (31 August 2019). "When Kerry put a spanner in the Dublin 'machine': The 1955 All-Ireland pitted a revolutionary Dubs outfit against old-style Kerry values". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
Dublin – 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up | |
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Dublin – 1958 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (16th title) | |
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