Irish name Liam Ó Néill Football Position: Left wing-forward Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Died January 2015 | Sport Dual player Hurling Position: Full-back Occupation Army officer NHL 0 | |
William "Billy" O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015) was an Irish Gaelic football and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.
A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland football medal, three Connacht football medals and one National Football League medal.
At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.
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