John Fintan Daly
John Fintan Daly (born 1957) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. In a coaching career that has spanned over 40 years, he has enjoyed All-Ireland successes at club and inter-county levels.[1][2] He has three children, notably John Fintan Daly Jr. (known as 'Small John' and 'Big Small John').[3]
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| Irish name | Seán F. Ó Dálaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Born | 1957 Knocknagree, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | JFD | ||
| Occupation | Solicitor | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| Knocknagree | |||
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| Cork titles | 0 | ||
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Management career edit
Daly's playing career with Knocknagree ended prematurely when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury as a 20-year-old, however, he immediately became involved in team management and coaching with the club. Over the course of a 40-year association, he has guided the club to numerous junior divisional championship titles before managing the team to the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 2017.[4] Daly had earlier managed the Milltown/Castlemaine club in Kerry to the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship at intermediate level in 2012.[5] At inter-county level, he has been involved as a selector and coach with various Cork teams. He guided the Cork junior team to the All-Ireland Championship title in 1984, before managing the Cork under-21 team to All-Ireland success a decade later in 1994. Daly's back-to-back County Championship successes with Duhallow in 1990 and 1991 earned him a place as a selector with the Cork senior football team.
Honours edit
Player edit
- Knocknagree
Management edit
- Milltown/Castlemaine
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2012
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2012
- Kerry Intermediate Football Championship: 2011
- Knocknagree
- Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship: 2020
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 2019
- All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship: 2018
- Munster Junior Club Football Championship: 2017
- Cork Junior A Football Championship: 1984, 2017
- Duhallow
- Cork
References edit
- ^ Tarrant, John (28 October 2017). "Daly's years of dedication to the Knocknagree cause nears ultimate pay off". The Corkman. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ O'Donovan, Barry (9 February 2018). "The impact of John Fintan Daly on Cork football has been immense". The Echo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "'I'd two sons playing, but they're all like my family' - savouring All-Ireland junior success". The 42. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ O'Connor, Jason (3 December 2012). "John Fintan's pride in latest Milltown/castlemaine success". The Corkman. Retrieved 29 September 2021.