Frankie Donnelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
1937 Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died | 14 March 2007 | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1947–1971 | Carrickmore | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tyrone titles | 4 | ||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| ?–? | Tyrone | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | n/a | ||
Frankie Donnelly was a Tyrone Gaelic footballer, who was part of Tyrone's breakthrough era in the mid-fifties, claiming two Ulster Championships in a row, with Donnelly being Ulster's top scorer in both those years. His prolific scoring has passed into legend, and he holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4–11 in 1957 against Fermanagh.[1][2]
His contribution to his club, Carrickmore St. Colmcille's, is also gargantuan, having played for them for twenty four years,[1] during which time they secured four Tyrone Senior Football Championship titles.[2]
His name is now mentioned in the same light as more recent Tyrone players who have won All Star Awards (Donnelly played before the All Star merits were inaugurated), such as Peter Canavan, and Frank McGuigan.
He died on 14 March 2007, leaving behind a wife and four children.
References
- 1 2 "Tyrone legend Donnelly passes away". Archived from the original on March 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- 1 2 "Tyrone's legendary Frankie Donnelly passes away". Retrieved 2007-03-20.