Ollie Freaney
Irish Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Died | 1991 County Donegal[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Vincents | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 13 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Dublin | 90 (23–242) | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Oliver Freaney (1929 – 27 September 1991) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team.
He scored a goal in the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[citation needed]
He was Ireland's top-scoring forward in 1955 and 1959.[1]
With 23–242 (311 points), Freaney is Dublin's seventh all-time highest scorer in league and championship.[2]
He made 90 appearances for his county in league and championship.[2]
Alongside Kevin Heffernan, Freaney pioneered Dublin's more "scientific" approach, which did not work too well when they met Kerry.[3]
Freaney won 13 Dublin Senior Football Championships with St Vincents.[1]
Freaney owned one of the country's biggest accountancy companies.[1] He married Kathleen Mullen from Portnablagh, County Donegal.[1] He died while holidaying in Donegal in 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f McGinley, Martin (12 September 2019). "Full circle". Donegal News. p. 16.
- ^ a b McKeon, Conor (11 September 2019). "Dublin's all-time leading scorers: How Dean Rock surpassed Bernard Brogan – and his own father". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Keys, Colm (31 August 2019). "When Kerry put a spanner in the Dublin 'machine': The 1955 All-Ireland pitted a revolutionary Dubs outfit against old-style Kerry values". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
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Dublin – 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
- 1 P. O'Flaherty
- 2 D. Mahony (c)
- 3 J. Lavin
- 4 M. Moylan
- 5 M. Whelan
- 6 J. Crowley
- 7 N. Maher
- 8 S. McGuinness
- 9 C. O'Leary
- 10 D. Ferguson
- 11 O. Freaney
- 12 J. Boyle
- 13 P. Haughey
- 14 K. Heffernan
- 15 C. Freaney
- Subs used
- 20 T. Jennings for S. McGuinness
- 16 B. Monks for T. Jennings
- Subs not used
- 17 N. Allen
- 18 S. Manning
- 19 J. Gray
- 21 J. Brennan
- Trainer
- P. O'Reilly
