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Jack Glynn
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Glionn
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left corner back
Born	22 November 2000 (age 24)
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Claregalway
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University of Limerick
College titles
Sigerson titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2021–	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	2
All-Irelands	0
All Stars	0

Jack Glynn (born 22 November 2000) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Claregalway club and the Galway county team.

Playing career

University

On 16 February 2022, Glynn was part of the University of Limerick panel that played NUI Galway in the final of the Sigerson Cup. Glynn was brought on as a half-time substitute as UL lost the match by 0–12 to 1–6.^[1]

UL reached the final again in 2023, facing UCC on 15 February. Glynn started the game, scoring a point as UL lost by three points after extra-time.^[2]

Inter-county

Minor and under-20

On 9 July 2017, Glynn was on the Galway minor team that faced Sligo in the Connacht final. Galway were ten-point winners on the day.^[3] Galway exited the championship at the quarter-final stage to Cavan.^[4]

Glynn joined the under-20 squad in 2018. On 9 June, Glynn was in the half-back line as Galway were beaten in the Connacht semi-final by Roscommon.^[5]

Galway reached the Connacht final in 2019, facing Mayo. On 10 July 2019, Glynn came on as a substitute in the final, with Galway coming out winners by six points.^[6] Glynn also came on as a sub in the All-Ireland semi-final loss to Dublin.^[7]

Glynn captained the under-20 side in 2020. On 7 March, Glynn was in the full back line as Galway faced Roscommon in the Connacht final. Galway were comfortable winners as Glynn claimed his second provincial title at this grade.^[8] Galway beat Kerry in the All-Ireland semi-final to set up a final meeting with Dublin.^[9] The final took place on 19 December, and Glynn lifted the cup for Galway after a 1–11 to 0–13 victory.^[10] Glynn was named U20 Footballer of the Year for his performances in the championship.^[11]

Senior

Glynn joined the Galway senior panel in 2021. On 25 July, Glynn made his championship debut as a substitute against Mayo in the Connacht final. A strong second-half performance from Mayo gave them a six-point win.^[12]

On 24 April 2022, Glynn made his first championship start as Galway beat Mayo in the Connacht championship.^[13] On 29 May, Glynn started the Connacht final win over Roscommon.^[14] Wins over Armagh and Derry sent Galway to their first All-Ireland final since 2001.^[15]^[16] On 24 July, Glynn lined out at corner back in his first All-Ireland final, with Galway facing Kerry.^[17] Glynn scored a first-half point to put Galway a point ahead at half-time. Kerry finished the game strongly and were winners by four points.^[18] Glynn was named Young Footballer of the Year at the end of the season.^[19]^[20]

Galway reached the final of the National Football League in 2023, facing Mayo on 3 April. Glynn came on as a half-time substitute as Mayo won the match by 0–14 to 0–11.^[21] On 7 May, Glynn started the Connacht final against Sligo as Galway were fourteen-point winners.^[22]

Honours

Galway

Connacht Senior Football Championship: 2022, 2023
All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship: 2020 (c)
Connacht Under-20 Football Championship: 2019, 2020 (c)
Connacht Minor Football Championship: 2017

Individual

GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year: 2022
EirGrid Under-20 Footballer of the Year: 2020
EirGrid 20 Under-20 Award: 2020

References

^ "NUI Galway land first Sigerson Cup title since 2003 as strong display secures win over UL". The42.ie. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Barry, Stephen (15 February 2023). "UCC claim 24th Sigerson Cup success with extra-time victory over UL". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ "Galway clinch third Connacht minor title in row". The Irish Times. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (5 August 2017). "Breffni book first All-Ireland minor semi-final spot since 1974 with late push against Galway". The42.ie. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
^ O'Toole, Fintan (9 June 2018). "3 red cards as Roscommon see off Galway to set up Connacht final against Mayo". The42.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Finnerty, Mike (10 July 2019). "Mayo no match for Costello-inspired Galway U20s". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ "Archer on song once more as Dublin pass Galway test". Irish Independent. 29 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Cooney, Ian (7 March 2020). "Galway crush Rossies in one-sided U20 Connacht final". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Fallon, John (17 October 2020). "Galway U20s edge out Kerry to set up Dublin showdown". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ McKeon, Conor (19 December 2020). "Tomo Culhane goal the difference as Galway edge out Dublin to clinch U20 All-Ireland football crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Barry, Stephen (20 January 2021). "Galway captain Jack Glynn wins top honour as 20 best players under-20 named". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
^ O'Brien, Kevin (25 July 2021). "Mayo storm back to beat Galway in Connacht final after trailing by five at half-time". The42.ie. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ Fallon, John (24 April 2022). "Galway hold on to book Connacht SFC semi-final spot with victory over Mayo in Castlebar". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Fallon, John (29 May 2022). "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Keane, Paul (26 June 2022). "Galway beat Armagh on penalties in Croke Park epic". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Crowe, Dermot (9 July 2022). "Damien Comer double does the damage as Galway see off Derry to book place in All-Ireland final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Donoghue, Eamon (23 July 2022). "Kerry and Galway name their All-Ireland final teams". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Neville, Conor (24 July 2022). "Kerry dig deep to edge Galway in entertaining final". RTÉ. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ O'Toole, Fintan (7 September 2022). "Derry, Dublin and Galway players nominated for Young Footballer of the Year award". The42.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Duffy, Emma (28 October 2022). "David Clifford and Diarmaid Byrnes named 2022 Footballer and Hurler of the Year". The42.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
^ Finnerty, Mike (3 April 2023). "Mayo hold off old rivals Galway to claim Allianz Football League Divison [sic] 1 crown". RTÉ. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ Keys, Colm (7 May 2023). "Matthew Tierney's 2-7 haul powers Galway to dominant Connacht final win over Sligo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

Achievements
Preceded by Peter O'Driscoll (Cork)	All-Ireland Under-20 Football Final winning captain 2020	Succeeded by Kieran Dolan (Offaly)
Awards
Preceded by Ciarán Archer (Dublin)	EirGrid Under-20 Footballer of the Year 2020	Succeeded by Jack Bryant (Offaly)
Preceded by Oisín Mullin (Mayo)	GAA/GPA Young Footballer of the Year 2022	Succeeded by Incumbent