Billy O'Neill (dual player)

William O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015)^[2] was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.^[3]

Billy O'Neill

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Néill
Sport	Dual player
Football Position:	Left wing-forward
Hurling Position:	Full-back
Born	1929 Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland
Died	2 January 2015[1]
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Army officer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Carrigtwohill An Chéad Cath
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Galway titles	0	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1951 1952–1958	Cork Galway
Inter-county titles
	Football	Hurling
Connacht Titles	3	0
All-Ireland Titles	1	0
League titles	1	0

A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland SFC medal, three Connacht SFC medals and one National Football League medal.^[4]

At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.^{[citation needed]}