Eugene Thaddeus Callanan (14 November 1898 – 3 July 1983) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Collegians and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoghan Ó Callanáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
14 November 1898 Glasheen, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
3 July 1983 (aged 84) College Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Nudge | ||
| Occupation | Medical doctor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Collegians Valley Rovers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Cork | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 3 | ||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1918-1929 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Career
editCallanan first came to sporting prominence during his student days at University College Cork. As a dual player, he won both Fitzgibbon Cup and Sigerson Cup medals with UCC's college teams, as well as consecutive County Football Championship titles in 1927-1928. Callanan also lined out with the Cork senior football team at various times between 1918 and 1929. He was part of the team that won the Munster Championship in 1928.[1][2] Callanan later lined out with the Valley Rovers club in Innishannon.[3]
Personal life and death
editRaised in Glasheen, Cork, Callanan was a member of a family that was well known in local government circles with the Cork County Council. As a medical student at University College Cork he interrupted his studies to join the Irish Republican Army and figured prominently during several successful ambushes.[4] Callanan was appointed Medical Officer to the Innishannon area and later resided in Bandon where he also practiced.
Callanan died at the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork on 3 July 1983.
Honours
edit- University College Cork
- Cork Senior Football Championship: 1927, 1928
- Sigerson Cup: 1919, 1926, 1928
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 1922, 1925, 1928
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Controversy and disagreements along the way but 1928 ended with Kildare as the first winners of Sam Maguire Cup". The Kildare Nationalist. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Valley Rovers and the Irish Volunteers". Valley Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "The Fighting Men Of West Cork". RTÉ Archives. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.