John Joe O'Reilly (Gaelic footballer)
'''John Joe O'Reilly''' (1918 – 1952) was a legendary Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team. He is the only man to lead a team to All-Ireland glory outside of Ireland, having captained the Breffni men to victory against Kerry in the iconic 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final played at the Polo Grounds in New York City. Provided by Wikipedia-
1by L.B. McNamara, L. Giblin, T. Markham, N.C. Stickland, D.P. Berry, J.J. O'Reilly, P.B. Lynch, J.P. Kerry, P.G. LawlorGet full text
Published 2011-01-01
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