Caleb Crone (29 November 1919 – 8 January 1958) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back for club sides Air Corps and St Mary's, Saggart and was a member of the

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and

Cork senior football team The Cork county football team represents Cork in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland ...

s from 1941 until 1948.

Career

Crone first came to Gaelic football prominence playing with the Air Corps club before linking up with St. Mary's in

Saggart Saggart ( ga, Teach Sagard) is a village in South Dublin, Ireland, south west of Dublin city. It lies between the N7 (Naas Road), Rathcoole, Citywest and Tallaght. It is one of the fastest-growing settlements in Ireland, showing a populat ...

. He joined the Dublin senior football team in late 1941 before lining out in the 1942 All-Ireland final which saw Dublin claim their first title in 19 years after a 1-10 to 1-08 defeat of

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. Crone later transferred to the

and collected a second winners' medal after their 2-05 to 0-07 win over Cavan. As a member of the

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and Munster inter-provincial teams at various times, he won two Railway Cup medals. Crone was posthumously named on the Cork Team of the Century.

Personal life and death

Born in

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, Crone spent much of his youth in

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where his father worked as the station master. He was educated at Sullivan's Quay national school and the Patrician Academy in Mallow. Crone joined the Air Corps in 1937. After his apprenticeship he temporarily transferred to Cork and retired from the Air Corps with the rank of Sergeant. Crone subsequently joined

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where he worked as a technician in the simulator training department. Crone married Annie McDermott in

on 6 June 1945 and they had two sons. Crone died on 8 January 1958. At just 38 years of age, he was the second member of the 1945 All-Ireland-winning team to die.

Honours

;Dublin *

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

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Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It ...

: 1941,

;Cork *

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;Leinster * Railway Cup: 1944 ;Munster * Railway Cup: 1946

References

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