Liam Sammon
Irish Gaelic footballer and manager (born 1946) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Liam Sammon (born 1946 in Galway) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager, coach, writer and former player. He played football with his local clubs Father Griffins and Salthill-Knocknacarra and was a member of the senior Galway county team from 1966 until 1979.
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Ó Bradáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre forward | ||
Born |
(1946-12-15) 15 December 1946 (age 77) Galway, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Occupation | P.E. teacher, manager | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1965–1978 1979–1986 |
Father Griffins Salthill-Knocknacarra | ||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 4 | ||
Connacht titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1966–1979 | Galway | 34 (6-35) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 7 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
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He won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in his first year with the team, 1966. He won All Stars in 1971 and 1973.
Sammon later served as manager of the senior Galway inter-county team from 2007 until 2009.