Daniel Joseph O'Sullivan (1927–2013) was an
Irish Gaelic football
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er who played as a full-forward for the
Cork
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Materials
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***Wine cork
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senior team.
Born in
Carrigadrohid
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,
County Cork
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, O'Sullivan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Cork junior team. He made his senior debut in the
1950 championship. He was a
Munster
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runner-up on two occasions.
At club level, O'Sullivan won one
championship medal in the junior grade with
Canovee.
Throughout his career O'Sullivan made five championship appearances for Cork. He retired from senior inter-county football following the conclusion of the
1953 championship.
Honours
;Canovee
*
Cork Junior Football Championship
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(1): 1950
;Cork
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All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 1955
*
Munster Junior Football Championship (2): 1953, 1955
References
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1927 births
2013 deaths
Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers