Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full Back | ||
Born | County Leitrim, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
? - ? | Gortletteragh | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1993–2004 | Leitrim | 15 (2-05) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Seamus Quinn is a former Gaelic footballer from Gortletteragh, County Leitrim. Along with Mickey Quinn he is Leitrim's only All Star winner. Quinn won an All Star at full-back in 1994. This was in Leitrim's Connacht Senior Football Championship winning season; Quinn would go on to become the last remaining member of that team following the departure of Fergal Reynolds.
In 2000, Brian McEniff selected him to represent Ireland against Australia, becoming the first Leitrim player to receive international recognition.
After retirement from playing he managed the county's junior team to a Connacht Junior Football Championship title in 2017.
Honours
- 1 Connacht Senior Football Championship (1994)
- 1 All Star Award (1994)
- 1 International Rules Series (2000)
References
- "Leitrim's Quinn reeling in years". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 18 June 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- "Quinn boost for Leitrim". Hogan Stand. 5 July 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2003.
- "Quinn to retire?". Hogan Stand. 16 February 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2001.
External links
- S Quinn at gaainfo.com
- Gortletteragh at gaainfo.com
1994 All Star Gaelic Football Team | |
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Leitrim football team – managers | |
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Under-20s incl. B. Guckian: 2021– Minors incl. B. Guckian: until 2021 • A. Dockery: 2021– |
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