Peter O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer)

Peter O'Reilly (1916 - April 1994) was an Irish Gaelic football manager, coach and player. His championship career at senior level with the Dublin county team lasted for several seasons throughout the 1940s.[1] His older brother Joe O'Reilly was an Irish international soccer player in the 1930s.

Peter O'Reilly
Personal information
Irish name Peadar Ó Raghallaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Born 1916
Dublin, Ireland
Died April 1994 (aged 77)
Dublin, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
St Mary's
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1941-1945
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

O'Reilly first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Dublin senior team in 1941 when he won his first Leinster medal. He won a second Leinster medal in 1942 before later claiming an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Galway.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on several occasions, O'Reilly won back-to-back Railway Cup medals in 1944 and 1945.

Even during his playing days O'Reilly was heavily involved in coaching and team management. He trained the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland title in 1942 before repeating the feat in 1958. O'Reilly later guided Offaly to a first All-Ireland final appearance in 1961. His coaching career ended with a spell in charge of Kildare in the late 1960s.

Honours

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Player

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Dublin
Leinster

Manager

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Dublin
Offaly

References

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  1. ^ "Dublin GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2017.