John Evans (born 1955) is an
Irish
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former
Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back for the
Cork senior team.
Evans joined the team during the
1980 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the
1987 championship. During that time he won one
Munster medal, one
National League
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medal and one
All-Star award. Evans was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasions.
At club level Evans is a one-time
All-Ireland
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medalist with
O'Donovan Rossa
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. In addition to this he has also won one
Munster medal and one
county club championship medal.
John also won an Allstar award in 1983
References
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1955 births
Living people
Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers
Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
O'Donovan Rossa (Cork) Gaelic footballers