Personal information | |||
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Sport | Football | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Died |
1991 County Donegal [1] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St Vincents | |||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 13 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
Dublin | 90 (23–242) | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
All-Irelands | 1 |
Oliver Freaney (1929 – 27 September 1991) was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team.
He scored a goal in the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[ citation needed]
He was Ireland's top-scoring forward in 1955 and 1959. [1]
With 23–242 (311 points), Freaney is Dublin's seventh all-time highest scorer in league and championship. [2]
He made 90 appearances for his county in league and championship. [2]
Alongside Kevin Heffernan, Freaney pioneered Dublin's more "scientific" approach, which did not work too well when they met Kerry. [3]
Freaney won 13 Dublin Senior Football Championships with St Vincents. [1]
Freaney owned one of the country's biggest accountancy companies. [1] He married Kathleen Mullen from Portnablagh, County Donegal. [1] He died while holidaying in Donegal in 1991. [1]