Johnny Boyle (Gaelic footballer)

Johnny Boyle

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Baoill
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right corner-forward
Born	1931 Arbour Hill, Dublin, Ireland
Died	25 February 2017 (aged 85) Gold Coast, Australia
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation	Aircraft technician
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Air Corps Clanna Gael
Club titles
Dublin titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1953–1958	Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	3

Johnny Boyle (1931 – 25 February 2017), also known as Seán O'Boyle, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Air Corps and Clanna Gael and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

Boyle first came to prominence during his schooldays at De La Salle College in Kildare, during which time he served as captain of the Kildare minor team for three years. He subsequently declared for the Dublin senior team and, after making his debut in 1953 against Meath, ended the season with the first of three National League titles. Two years later hBoyle ad 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 played at left wing-back in the 1958 All-Ireland final defeat of Derry.^[1][2][3]

Personal life and death

Born in Arbour Hill, Boyle's father was a member of the Irish Army who was later transferred to the Curragh. In 1949 Boyle himself enlisted in the Air Corps and spent the following six years at Baldonnell Aerodrome. After working in Dublin for a number of years he emigrated to New Zealand and secured a job with Safe Air as an aircraft technician. Boyle died in the Gold Coast, Australia on 25 February 2017.^[4]

Honours

Dublin

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1958
• Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1953, 1955, 1958
• 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. "RIP John Boyle - former Dublin footballer and All-Ireland champion". Dublin GAA website. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2021.