Irish name Liam Ó Néill Position Right wing-back Years Club All irelands 0 | Sport Gaelic football Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 1960s-1970s St. Grellan's All stars 1 | |
Liam O'Neill (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Galway senior team.
O'Neill joined the team during the late 1960s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for almost a decade. During that time he won six Connacht medals and one All-Star award. He is a member of a unique set of Galway players who lost three All-Ireland finals in four years
O'Neill enjoyed a lengthy club career with St. Grellan's.
He went on to manage the Mayo County Football team in later years and his son Kevin played inter-county football for Mayo.
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