John Timmons (Gaelic footballer)

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John Timmons
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Tiomáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1936
Dublin, Ireland
Died 29 June 1984 (aged 47)
Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Nickname Big John
Occupation Haulage contractor
Club(s)
Years Club
Annacurra
Seán McDermotts
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1953-1958
1958-1965
Wicklow
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0

John Timmons (1936 – 29 June 1984) was an Irish

Dublin senior football teams
.

Career

Timmons first came to prominence at inter-county level alongside his brother

Railway Cup medals with Leinster
.

Personal life and death

Although born in Dublin, Timmons spent much of his youth with his maternal grandparents in Annacurra, County Wicklow. He later worked as a haulage contractor with Cement Roadstone. Timmons died suddenly on 29 June 1984 while walking his dog by the Grand Canal.

Honours

Dublin
Leinster
  • Railway Cup
    : 1961, 1962

References

  1. ^ "Friends pen tribute to Dub legend Joe". The Herald. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.