Oliver T. Crinnigan (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Carbury club and at inter-county level with the Kildare senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Oilibhéar Ó Crionagáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1947 Carbury, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Maintenance fitter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1965-1988 | Carbury | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kildare titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1965–1980 | Kildare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Playing career
editCrinnigan first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Carbury club before eventually joining the club's senior team while still a minor. He won a total of seven Kildare SFC titles between 1965 and 1985.[1] Crinnigan also won a New York SFC title with the Sligo team.
Crinnigan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kildare during a two-year tenure with the minor team. As a member of the under-21 team for four years, he won three successive Leinster U21FC titles and was in goal when Kildare beat Cork in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final.[2] Crinnigan was still eligible for the minor grade when he joined the senior team in 1965 and never missed a championship game until his retirement in 1980. During that time, he lined out in six Leinster finals without success, however, he became Kildare's first ever All-Star recipient in 1978.[3] Crinnigan also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster.
Coaching career
editCrinningan was in the twilight of his club career with Carbury when he became player-manager.[4] He was denied an eighth Kildare SFC medal when Carbury were beaten by Johnstownbridge in 1988 final.[5]
Honours
edit- Carbury
- Kildare Senior Football Championship: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971 (c), 1972, 1974, 1985
- Kildare
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1965
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965, 1966, 1967
- Leinster
- Railway Cup: 1974
References
edit- ^ "Kildare's Ollie Crinnigan and how he bagged the No. 1 shirt". Leinster Leader. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Kildare looking for first All-Ireland success since 1965". Kildare Nationalist. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Kildare All-Stars to be honoured". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Veteran goalkeeper guides Carbury fortunes". The Nationalist. 9 September 1988. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Who has the edge after Sunday's draw". Kildare Nationalist. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.