Niall FitzGerald (1931 – 20 December 2012) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Cork senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Niall Mac Gearailt | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1931 Macroom, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
20 December 2012 (aged 81) Douglas, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Collins Macroom | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1950-1966 | Cork | 32 (2-30) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:15, 31 December 2012. | |||
FitzGerald joined the team during the 1950 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the completion of the 1966 championship. During that time he won one National Football League medal and three Munster medals.[1] FitzGerald was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.[2]
FitzGerald also enjoyed a lengthy club career with Collins and Macroom, winning two county club championship medals.
References
edit- ^ "Munster Senior Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (24 December 2012). "FitzGerald: Cork star of the '50s". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 December 2012.