Jim Crowley (Gaelic footballer)

Jim Crowley

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Crualaoich
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-back
Born	1930 (1930) New York City, U.S.
Died	22 August 2024 (aged 94) Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation	Corporation official
Club(s)
Years	Club
	St. Vincent's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1953–1959	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	3

James Crowley (1930 – 22 August 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

A member of the St. Vincent's club, Crowley first came to prominence in 1947 when he was selected for the Leinster Colleges and Dublin minor teams. He subsequently broke onto the senior side and enjoyed his first success in 1953 when he won the first of three National League medals. Two years later Crowley had secured his first Leinster Championship medal, while he also lined out in the 1955 All-Ireland final defeat by Kerry. He won three provincial titles in total and lined out at centre-back in Dublin's 1958 All-Ireland final defeat of Derry.^[1][2][3]

Death

Crowley died in Dublin on 22 August 2024, at the age of 94.^[4]

Honours

Dublin

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1958
• Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1955, 1958, 1959
• National Football League: 1952-53, 1954-55, 1957-58

References

1. "Dublin honour 1958 All-Ireland winners". Hogan Stand. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
2. Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "Dublin's sweet sixteenth - How 16 years of hurt was finally ended in 1958". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
3. "The Dublin team before the start of the Dublin vs Derry All Ireland Senior Gaelic Football final, 28th September 1958". Irish Photo Archive. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
4. "Tributes paid following deaths of All-Ireland winning footballers Jim Crowley and Eddie McKay". Irish Times. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.