Liam 'Lar' Foley (23 November 1938 – 4 March 2003) was a hurling and Gaelic football player from Dublin, Ireland, who played inter-county for Dublin and for the Dublin-based club St Vincents. He won two All-Ireland medals for Dublin in 1958 and 1963, and was named as Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1963.
Foley lived in Kinsealy in North County Dublin. He and his Brother Des were cereal farmers and the sons of Patrick Foley of PK Foley Ltd - an early transportation Company well known in Dublin. They attended St. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S. in Fairview.
In the later part of Lar's life he developed a heart condition and died at home in Kinsealy of a heart attack during May 2003.[1]
Playing careeredit
Lar Foley is known as one of Dublin GAA’s true great players. The St Vincent’s clubman enjoyed a successful career at club, county and provincial levels in both codes, in the process guaranteeing himself a permanent place in GAA folklore. A GAA immortal in every sense of the term, the brilliant dual player was at his prime in the ’60s but his extraordinary career also stretched well into the preceding and succeeding decades. He was awarded Texaco Footballer of the Year for performances in 1963.[citation needed]
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Foley never experienced the glory of All-Ireland club final day success. Having featured on the team beaten by Erin's Hope in the 1956 county final, Lar went on to win a total of twelve Dublin Senior Football Championship, with six wins between 1957 and 1962 and again in 1964, 1966 and 1967 the three in a row between 1970 and 1972. Vincents took on Nemo Rangers in the 1973 final. It went to a replay before the Cork kingpins came out on top, Foley appearing as a substitute in both games. He had retired by the time St Vincent’s won their first All-Ireland title three years later.
Foley's first taste of inter-county success came when he lined out at midfield for the 1955 and 1956 All-Ireland minor football finals, in which Dublin defeated Tipperary and Leitrim respectively, and came in as a substitute for the 1963 and 1964 Railway Cup final defeats at the hands of Ulster.
He first came to national attention on the senior team in 1958, when he featured at corner back on the Dublin side that pipped Derry in the All-Ireland senior football final. By the time he collected his second senior All-Ireland medal five years later, Foley had made the No.3 shirt his own.
Lar had his fair share of success at national league level. He had entered the fray as a substitute as Kildare were ousted in the 1957/58 decider and played against Down in the 1961/62 National Football league final. He was also on the Dublin team which defeated Down to win the 'home' final of 1963/64.
Hurlingedit
Like his brother Des and many other St Vincent’s players of that era, he was also already widely acclaimed as a dual-coder of exceptional ability. Both brothers featured (Lar at left corner back) in the 1961 All-Ireland Final when Dublin came agonisingly close to toppling a star-studded Tipperary side, losing by a single point, on a scoreline of 0-16 to 1-12.
Lar met with more luck at interprovincial level in the hurling code, however. He wore the No.4 jersey in three successive Railway Cup hurling finals, 1962–64, collecting winners medals in 1962 and 1964[2] but losing narrowly to Munster after a replay in the intervening year’s showpiece.
Managerial careeredit
Foley served as Dublin Senior Hurling manager between 1989 and 1993.[3]
^"GAA mourns sudden death of Lar Foley". Irish Independent. 5 May 2003. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
^"Foley, Lar". Hoganstand.com. 20 March 2002. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Lar Foley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Liam Lar Foley 23 November 1938 4 March 2003 was a hurling and Gaelic football player from Dublin Ireland who played inter county for Dublin and for the Dublin based club St Vincents He won two All Ireland medals for Dublin in 1958 and 1963 and was named as Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1963 Lar FoleyPersonal informationIrish nameLiam o FoghluSportDual playerFootball Position Full BackHurling Position Full BackBorn 1938 11 23 23 November 1938Dublin IrelandDied4 May 2003 2003 05 04 aged 64 NicknameLarClub s YearsClub1956 1976 1956 1976St Vincents H St Vincents F Club titles FootballHurlingDublin titles124Leinster titles20All Ireland titles00Inter county ies YearsCountyc 1958 1970c 1958 1970Dublin H Dublin F Inter county titles FootballHurlingLeinster Titles51All Ireland Titles20 Contents 1 Biography 2 Playing career 2 1 Club 2 1 1 Football 2 1 2 Hurling 2 2 Inter county 2 2 1 Football 2 2 2 Hurling 3 Managerial career 4 ReferencesBiography editFoley lived in Kinsealy in North County Dublin He and his Brother Des were cereal farmers and the sons of Patrick Foley of PK Foley Ltd an early transportation Company well known in Dublin They attended St Joseph s Secondary C B S in Fairview In the later part of Lar s life he developed a heart condition and died at home in Kinsealy of a heart attack during May 2003 1 Playing career editLar Foley is known as one of Dublin GAA s true great players The St Vincent s clubman enjoyed a successful career at club county and provincial levels in both codes in the process guaranteeing himself a permanent place in GAA folklore A GAA immortal in every sense of the term the brilliant dual player was at his prime in the 60s but his extraordinary career also stretched well into the preceding and succeeding decades He was awarded Texaco Footballer of the Year for performances in 1963 citation needed Club edit Football edit Foley never experienced the glory of All Ireland club final day success Having featured on the team beaten by Erin s Hope in the 1956 county final Lar went on to win a total of twelve Dublin Senior Football Championship with six wins between 1957 and 1962 and again in 1964 1966 and 1967 the three in a row between 1970 and 1972 Vincents took on Nemo Rangers in the 1973 final It went to a replay before the Cork kingpins came out on top Foley appearing as a substitute in both games He had retired by the time St Vincent s won their first All Ireland title three years later Hurling edit He also had a successful hurling career with St Vincents winning four Dublin Senior Hurling Championships in 1957 1960 1962 and 1964 Inter county edit Football edit Foley s first taste of inter county success came when he lined out at midfield for the 1955 and 1956 All Ireland minor football finals in which Dublin defeated Tipperary and Leitrim respectively and came in as a substitute for the 1963 and 1964 Railway Cup final defeats at the hands of Ulster He first came to national attention on the senior team in 1958 when he featured at corner back on the Dublin side that pipped Derry in the All Ireland senior football final By the time he collected his second senior All Ireland medal five years later Foley had made the No 3 shirt his own Lar had his fair share of success at national league level He had entered the fray as a substitute as Kildare were ousted in the 1957 58 decider and played against Down in the 1961 62 National Football league final He was also on the Dublin team which defeated Down to win the home final of 1963 64 Hurling edit Like his brother Des and many other St Vincent s players of that era he was also already widely acclaimed as a dual coder of exceptional ability Both brothers featured Lar at left corner back in the 1961 All Ireland Final when Dublin came agonisingly close to toppling a star studded Tipperary side losing by a single point on a scoreline of 0 16 to 1 12 Lar met with more luck at interprovincial level in the hurling code however He wore the No 4 jersey in three successive Railway Cup hurling finals 1962 64 collecting winners medals in 1962 and 1964 2 but losing narrowly to Munster after a replay in the intervening year s showpiece Managerial career editFoley served as Dublin Senior Hurling manager between 1989 and 1993 3 Preceded byMick O Connell Kerry Texaco Footballer of the Year1963 Succeeded byNoel Tierney Galway References edit Death of former Dublin dual star Foley RTE Sport 4 May 2003 Retrieved 11 April 2010 permanent dead link GAA mourns sudden death of Lar Foley Irish Independent 5 May 2003 Retrieved 11 April 2010 Foley Lar Hoganstand com 20 March 2002 Retrieved 11 April 2010 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lar 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