Delight for John Coleman on Hall of Fame Award

Congratulations to John Coleman and his family on his selection for the Hall of Fame Award at the 96/C103FM Cork GAA Sports Stars Awards last night at the Rochestown Park Hotel – photos below from John Tarrant

Fr.Paddy O’Byrne, Patrick Coleman, Michael Healy, and Connie Hartnett – Millstreet contingent at the Cork GAA Awards

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To read a little about John’s exploits with Cork in the 60’s and 70s, and his continued involvement with Millstreet GAA, and Cork GAA, read this 1993 article from the Hogan Stand:

Cork star John Coleman Still Motoring on

An All-Ireland minor medal in 1968, a senior award in 1973 and a club junior championship memento last season.

As a Corkonian with eight Munster championship medals to his credit, John Coleman, Millstreet’s ’erstwhile sporting maestro, knows all about the province’s power sharing arrangement. Few underage county footballers ever took such rewarding steps. For Coleman’s first four years on the national stage produced four All-Ireland medals and were it not for the ’oul enemy next door in Munster and some ill-luck, it might have been six on the trot … read the full article

1 thought on “Delight for John Coleman on Hall of Fame Award”

  1. My first memories of sport were john and the millstreet four on the 1973 All ireland team..and Billy winning Circuit of ireland 1975..at my aunt Eileen Cronins house in killoween.

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