Colman Corrigan

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Colman Corrigan
Personal information
Irish name Colmán Ó Corragáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born (1962-06-05) 5 June 1962 (age 62)
Macroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname COS
Occupation Insurance broker
Club(s)
Years Club
1980-1992
1980-1982; 1987-1990
Cork titles
 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1982-1990
 Cork 22 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1
All Stars 2

Colman Corrigan (born 5 June 1962) is an Irish former

Cork senior football team
. Corrigan also served in a number of management roles at club and inter-county levels.

Early life

Born and raised in Macroom, County Cork, Corrigan first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions at St. Colman's Boys National School before later lining out as a student at the De La Salle College. Here he won under-15 Cork and Munster 'B' championships, under-17 Cork and Munster 'B' championships and was on the De La Salle team beaten by Coláiste Chríost Rí in the Corn Uí Mhuirí final in 1978.[1][2]

Club career

Corrigan began his club career with the St. Colman's juvenile club and progressed through the ranks from under-12 to minor. During these years he won an under-16 county section and minor county section medals. He was in his final year of minor grade activity in 1980 when he was drafted onto the

intermediate team as well as being called-up to the Muskerry
divisional team.

Corrigan enjoyed his first success at adult level when he lined out at midfield in Macroom's defeat of

St. Finbarr's
in the final.

Macroom failed to get past the quarter-final stage during their time in the

Cork SFC and regraded after a number of years. Corrigan won a second Cork IFC title after a six-point win over Castletownbere in the 1990 final.[5] He continued to line out for another few years before retiring after a defeat by Aghada in the quarter-final of the 1992 Cork SFC
.

Inter-county career

Corrigan began a two-year association with the

under-21 team captain in his third and final season in 1983.[9][10]

Corrigan was in his second year with the under-21 team when he earned a call-up to the

senior team for the 1982 Munster SFC. He came on as a substitute in that year's Munster final replay defeat by Kerry.[11] Corrigan claimed his first senior silverware when he lined out at midfield in Cork's 3-10 to 3-09 defeat of Kerry in the 1983 Munster final.[12]

After losing the next three

1988 All-Ireland final replay.[16]
Corrigan was once again named as the All-Star fill-back.

Corrigan added a

All-Ireland final.[18]

For a time, it looked as if Corrigan's career was over as a result of the injury, however, he returned to the Cork team during the

1990-91 National League
, however, a persistent knee injury resulted in him stepping away for the team.

Management career

Corrigan had just brought an end to his inter-county career when he became

Bantry Blues.[21]

Corrigan was appointed assistant coach of the Cork senior team under Billy Morgan during the latter's unsuccessful final season in charge in 1996. He simultaneously took charge of the Kanturk junior team that season before returning as Muskerry coach in 1997. Corrigan joined the Killavullen club as coach the following year and guided the team to consecutive North Cork JAFC] titles as well as a Cork JAFC final appearance.[22]

Corrigan returned to the Cork senior team as part of Billy Morgan's management team in 2003.[23] He spent two largely unsuccessful seasons with the team before once again returning to Macroom where he served as team manager and selector over the following few seasons. Corrigan was a selector when Macroom beat Kildorrery by 1-09 to 0-10 to win the 2010 Cork IFC title.[24]

Honours

Player

Macroom
Cork

Management

Killavullen
Macroom
  • Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 2010
Cork

References

  1. ^ "Jubilation at honour for Colman Corrigan". The Southern Star. 13 February 1988. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  2. ^ "A footballing education". Irish Examiner. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Large crowd attends opening of new grounds". Irish Independent. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Macroom GAA club remembers glory days of 1982 championship win as it looks forward to the future". The Corkman. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Castletownbere can finally go the distance". Irish Examiner. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Driven by an eternal rivalry". The Sunday Times. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Minor football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Underage success doesn't guarantee anything but there is huge potential in this Cork group". Echo Live. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Under-21 football". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Cork U21 football teams1962-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Killarney publicans unhappy about Munster final replay date". Irish Independent. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Kerry undone by Murphy's law". Irish Times. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Getting the replay head just right". Irish Times. 15 July 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Meath All Ireland Champions, September 20th, 1987". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  15. ^ "The top 50 full-backs of the last 50 years". Irish Independent. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  16. ^ "Five matches that Cork football fans won't forget in a hurry". The Southern Star. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  17. ^ "History repeating". The Sunday Times. 12 September 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Flashback: 1989 SFC Final – Mayo v Cork". GAA website. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Cork football rewatch: The chaos and carnage of the 1990 final against Meath". Echo Live. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  20. ^ "Juniors re-live '92 memories". Wexford People. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  21. ^ Ellard, Michael (15 October 2005). "Muskerry on a high". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  22. ^ "Junior football county final report 1998". Newmarket GAA website. 6 December 1998. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  23. ^ "Morgan names his selectors". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2003. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Goold ends Macroom's 20-year wait". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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