Liam O'Neill (Gaelic footballer)

Liam O'Neill (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Galway county team.

Liam O'Neill

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Néill
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-back
Born	1947 Ballinasloe, County Galway
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1960s–1970s	St Grellan's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1960s–1970s	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	6
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	1

O'Neill joined the team during the late 1960s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for almost a decade. During that time he won six Connacht medals and one All-Star award.^[1] He is a member of a unique set of Galway players who lost three All-Ireland finals in four years

O'Neill had a lengthy club career with St Grellan's.

He went on to manage the Mayo county football team in later years and his son Kevin played inter-county football for Mayo.