Peter Donohoe (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | full forward | ||
| Born | Co. Cavan, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ? | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1945–1955 | Cavan |
17–133 (184 pts) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Peter Donohoe (died April 2004)[1] was a former Gaelic footballer for Cavan.
Playing career
Donohoe played at full forward and was a prolific freetaker for Cavan in the 40's and early 50's . Peter Donohoe's eight points from frees were crucial in securing Cavan's famous victory in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final in Polo Grounds, New York in 1947. He was named Man of the Match and was later described in the New York press as the babe Ruth of Gaelic Football. He helped Cavan retain the title the following year by scoring 2–2 in the final against Co. Mayo. He also won a National Football League medal in 1949/50 season. Peter was also honoured at the Anglo-Celt GAA 1989 Sports Awards, held in May 1990, when he also won the Hall of Fame award.[2][3][4]
He is Ulster's all-time goalscorer with 17 goals and is fifth in the all-time top Ulster scorers chart with 184 points.
References
- ↑ "Farewell to Peter Donohue — a hero on the field and off". Irish Post. 2004-06-15. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "GAA: Cavan legend Donohue dies". Free Online Library. 2004-04-23. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "Celebrating 125 years of Footballing Excellence in Ulster: 125 - Cavan Player List". Irishnews125.blogspot.com. 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2010-06-26.
- ↑ "1947 - Final in the Polo Grounds". The Official Website of the GAA. Retrieved 2010-06-26.