Irish name Dónall Ó Donnabháin Position Right corner-forward 1940s-1950s St. Nicholas' Died 28 May 1999 | Sport Gaelic football Years Club Cork titles 3 All irelands 0 | |
Born 31 January 1926
Dillon's Cross, Cork City, Ireland ( 1926-01-31 ) | ||
Daniel Joseph "Donie" O'Donovan (31 January 1926 – 28 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club St. Nicholas' and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1948 until 1955. O'Donovan managed Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1973.
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Biography
Born Daniel Joseph O'Donovan at 150 Old Youghal Road, Dillon's Cross, Cork into a family with strong sporting and Irish republican background. He was a nephew of Cork IRA officer Dan "Sandow" O'Donovan. He followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became a carpenter by trade. He married Cork camogie player Sheila Cahill in the 1950s and they had three sons. The eldest, Diarmuid O'Donovan is Assistant CEO of the Evening Echo and a sports columnist with that newspaper.