John Evans (born 1955) is an Irish former

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er who played as a left corner-back for the

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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

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medal, one

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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 medalist with

O'Donovan Rossa Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa ( ga, Diarmaid Ó Donnabháin Rosa; baptised 4 September 1831, died 29 June 1915)Con O'Callaghan Reenascreena Community Online (dead link archived at archive.org, 29 September 2014) was an Irish Fenian leader and member ...

. In addition to this he has also won one

medal and one county club championship medal. John also won an Allstar award in 1983

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, John 1955 births Living people Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers O'Donovan Rossa (Cork) Gaelic footballers