Pat King (Gaelic footballer)

Patrick "Pat" King (1947 – 13 April 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back at senior level for the Tyrone county team.^[1][2][3]

Pat King

Personal information
Irish name	Padraig Ó Cionga
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-back
Born	1947 Trillick, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Died	13 April 2015 Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Trillick St Macartan's Lisnaskea
Club titles
Tyrone titles	5
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
	Tyrone
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Born in Trillick, County Tyrone, King first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He played inter-county football as a member of the Tyrone senior team in the 1970s. During his career he won one Ulster Senior Football Championship medal.

As a member of the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, King won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a five-time Tyrone Senior Football Championship medallist with Trillick St Macartan's and won one senior championship medal with Lisnaskea.

In retirement from playing, King became involved in team management and coaching. At club level he served as manager of the Lisnaskea senior team while he also took charge of the Fermanagh senior team.