John Joseph O'Hagan (1930 – 2 November 2021) was a

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player and manager from

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who played for club side Clonoe O'Rahilly's and at inter-county level with the Tyrone senior football team.

Career

Born in

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, O'Hagan was a

er with nearby Clonoe O'Rahilly's GAC, with whom he won five

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medals. A member of the Tyrone minor team that won the county’s first ever

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title in 1947, he helped the team to win another at this level in 1948. O'Hagan went on to share in the county’s breakthrough Ulster Championship senior wins in 1956 and 1957. When he retired from playing, he took up coaching and guided the Eglish St Patrick's club to the Tyrone Senior Championship title in 1970, their only title to date.

Personal life and death

His son,

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, played at minor, under-21 and senior level for Tyrone, winning three Ulster senior medals and an

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award in 1986. O'Hagan died at the

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on 2 November 2021.

Honours

;Clonoe O'Rahilly's *

: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965 ;Tyrone *

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References

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