John Joe Cassidy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Born | County Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Arva Cavan GFC (New York) | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| ?-1950 | Cavan | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Joe Cassidy was a Gaelic footballer for Cavan.
Playing career
Cassidy was born and raised in Arva and got a taste of New York when he represented Cavan in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship against Kerry in the Polo Grounds. He lined out at wing half forward in the 1948 and 1952 victorious finals. In the 1952 All-Ireland title success he scored a goal in the drawn game against Meath. Paul Fitzsimons was introduced as sub for John Joe Cassidy in the replay witch Cavan went on to celebrate a 0-9 to 0-5 win. He also won six Ulster titles and two Railway Cup Medals.[1]
Cassidy was top scorer in the 1952 Ulster Senior Football Championship, with a total of 1-7.
Later years
Cassidy emigrated to New York along with Owen Roe McGovern in the early 1950s and became an active member of the Cavan GFC of New York as a player, President and Honorary President, until his death in 1995.[2] John Cassidy has been a successful player in the travel industry and now classic resorts is a well known honeymoon tour operator.