Oliver Freaney (1929 – 27 September 1991) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team.
He scored a goal in the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[citation needed]
He was Ireland's top-scoring forward in 1955 and 1959.[1]
With 23–242 (311 points), Freaney is Dublin's seventh all-time highest scorer in league and championship.[2]
He made 90 appearances for his county in league and championship.[2]
Alongside Kevin Heffernan, Freaney pioneered Dublin's more "scientific" approach, which did not work too well when they met Kerry.[3]
Freaney won 13 Dublin Senior Football Championships with St Vincents.[1]
Freaney owned one of the country's biggest accountancy companies.[1] He married Kathleen Mullen from Portnablagh, County Donegal.[1] He died while holidaying in Donegal in 1991.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f McGinley, Martin (12 September 2019). "Full circle". Donegal News. p. 16.
- ^ a b McKeon, Conor (11 September 2019). "Dublin's all-time leading scorers: How Dean Rock surpassed Bernard Brogan – and his own father". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ Keys, Colm (31 August 2019). "When Kerry put a spanner in the Dublin 'machine': The 1955 All-Ireland pitted a revolutionary Dubs outfit against old-style Kerry values". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 31 August 2019.