Frank Lynch (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Proinsias Ó Loingsigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1938 Haggardstown, County Louth, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Accountant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Geraldines | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Louth titles | 0 (Runner-Up 1969) | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1956–1970 | Louth | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Frank Lynch (born 1938) is an Irish Gaelic games administrator, Gaelic football manager and former player. His league and championship career with the Louth senior team lasted fourteen seasons from 1956 until 1970.[1]
Born in Haggardstown, County Louth, Lynch was educated at St. Mary's College in Dundalk. At school he was a promising exponent of rugby union[2] and captained the team before being selected to play for Leinster at youths level. Lynch later joined the Geraldines club with whom he won a county junior championship medal in 1966.
After being excluded from the Louth minor because of his rugby exploits, Lynch subsequently joined the senior team and made his debut during the 1956–57 league. Over the following fourteen seasons Lynch had some success, culminating with the winning of a set of All-Ireland and Leinster medals in his debut season. He played his last game for Louth in June 1970.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Lynch won back-to-back Railway Cup medals in 1961 and 1962.[3]
In retirement from playing, Lynch remained involved as an administrator and coach. He served as chairman of both the Louth County Board and the GAA's National Coaching Council.[3] Lynch had two spells as manager of the Louth senior team, winning the O'Byrne Cup twice, a NFL Division 3 title and reaching the Leinster Championship semi-finals in 1991.[4]
Playing Honours
- Geraldines
- Louth Junior Football Championship (1): 1966
- Louth Junior A Football League (3): 1957, 1958, 1961
- Louth
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1957
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 1957
- O'Byrne Cup (1): 1963
- Cú Chulainn Award (1): 1964[5]
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (2): 1961, 1962
Managerial Honours
- Louth
- National Football League Division 3 (1): 1987–88
- O'Byrne Cup (2): 1980, 1990
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1970, 1978, 1981
References
- ^ "Frank Lynch". Hogan Stand. 30 May 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Louth GAA legend Frank is inducted into Hall of Fame". Dundalk Leader. 23 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Lynch honoured at Croke Park". Irish Independent. 15 July 2009.
- ^ "A look back at the infamous Louth v Laois game of 1991". Dundalk Democrat. 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Keenan and Lynch – two of the very best". Dundalk Democrat. 24 September 2014.
- 1938 births
- Living people
- Chairmen of county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association
- Gaelic footballers who switched code
- Gaelic football managers
- Irish accountants
- Louth County Board administrators
- Louth inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
- Rugby union players from County Louth