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'''Seán Foran''' (1931 – 9 July 2015) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Gaelic football]]er who played as a midfielder for the [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] senior team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/offalygaamournsthedeathofseanforanedenderry|title=Offaly GAA mourns the death of Sean Foran|publisher=Offaly GAA website|date=10 July 2015|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=240766|title=Death of Offaly football great Sean Foran|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=10 July 2015|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> |
'''Seán Foran''' (1931 – 9 July 2015) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[Gaelic football]]er who played as a midfielder for the [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] senior team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/offalygaamournsthedeathofseanforanedenderry|title=Offaly GAA mourns the death of Sean Foran|publisher=Offaly GAA website|date=10 July 2015|accessdate=10 July 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711215741/http://offaly.gaa.ie/offaly-news/offalygaamournsthedeathofseanforanedenderry|archivedate=11 July 2015|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=240766|title=Death of Offaly football great Sean Foran|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=10 July 2015|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Edenderry]], [[County Offaly]], Foran first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at [[St. Mary's Knockbeg College]]. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. He made his senior debut during the [[1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1949 championship]]. Foran immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]] medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/offaly/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=158413|title=Faithful Pioneers: Offaly's Football breakthrough 1960-1961|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=24 November 2011|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> |
Born in [[Edenderry]], [[County Offaly]], Foran first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at [[St. Mary's Knockbeg College]]. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. He made his senior debut during the [[1949 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1949 championship]]. Foran immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one [[Leinster Senior Football Championship|Leinster]] medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/offaly/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=158413|title=Faithful Pioneers: Offaly's Football breakthrough 1960-1961|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=24 November 2011|accessdate=10 July 2015}}</ref> |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Fuaráin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1931 Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Died |
9 July 2015 (aged 84) Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1948-1972 | Edenderry | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1949-1963 | Offaly | 24 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:57, 10 July 2015. | |||
Seán Foran (1931 – 9 July 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team.[1][2]
Born in
St. Mary's Knockbeg College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1949 championship. Foran immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Leinster medal.[3]
As a member of the
Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a three-time championship medallist with Edenderry
.
Throughout his career Foran made 24 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football during the 1963-64 league.
In retirement from playing Foran became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector when Offaly won the All-Ireland title in 1982.
References
- ^ "Offaly GAA mourns the death of Sean Foran". Offaly GAA website. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Death of Offaly football great Sean Foran". Hogan Stand. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Faithful Pioneers: Offaly's Football breakthrough 1960-1961". Hogan Stand. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2015.