Séamus O'Malley
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2018) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Máille | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
James Malley 28 December 1903 Ballinrobe, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Died |
July 2002 (aged 98) Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Ballinrobe Castlebar Mitchels Claremorris | |||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
|
University College Galway | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1930-1936 | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
Séamus O'Malley (28 December 1903 – July 2002) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team spanned six seasons from 1930 until 1936.[1]
Born in
After first playing competitive Gaelic football with the Ballinrobe club, O'Malley later played with Castlebar Mitchels before ending his club career with the Claremorris club.
O'Malley made his senior debut for Mayo during the
Even during his playing days, O'Malley became involved in the administrative affairs of the Gaelic Athletic Association. He served as Secretary of the Mayo County Board during the 1930s.
O'Malley died in July 2002 at the age of 97. At the time he was the oldest-living All-Ireland medal winner. His son, Michael O'Malley, and his grandson, Niall Finnegan, also played with Mayo and Galway.
Honours
- University College Galway
- Sigerson Cup (1): 1934
- Mayo
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1936 (c)
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 1931, 1932, 1936 (c)
- 1936-37
References
- ^ Rice, Seán (7 June 2016). "Ballinrobe's 'famous five' brothers". The Mayo News. Retrieved 26 August 2017.