Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán de Siún | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
20 October 1887 Dunmanway, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Died |
9 February 1965 (aged 77) Cork, Ireland | ||
Occupation | National school principal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1900s-1920s | Nils | ||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1911-1912 | Cork | 4 (0-2) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:20, 10 April 2012. |
John "Jack" Young (20 October 1887 – 9 February 1965) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Cork county team.
Young made his first appearance for the team during the 1911 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two championship seasons. During that time he won a set of All-Ireland and Munster winners' medals. [1]
At club level Young began his career with Doheny's before later winning two county championship medals with Nils in Cork city. He also played hurling with the St Finbarr's club. [2]
Young was the patriarch of a famous Gaelic games family in Cork. His sons, Éamonn and Jim, were All-Ireland medalists in football and hurling respectively. [3]