Billy Morgan (Gaelic footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Liam Ó Morgáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
2 February 1945 Tonyville Terrace, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Financial advisor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1969-1995 | Nemo Rangers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 7 | ||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| 1964-1968 | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1966–1981 | Cork | 40 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
William "Billy" Morgan (born 2 February 1945) is an Irish retired Gaelic football manager and former player who enjoyed a successful career as a goalkeeper and as a manager with the Cork senior team. His five-decade-long association with the team has led to him being regarded as one of the most iconic figures within Cork football.
Born in Cork, Morgan was introduced to Gaelic games by his father, a native of Galway who had played hurling at junior level with the county. He came to prominence with Coláiste Chríost Rí before later winning back-to-back Sigerson Cup medals with University College Cork. A two-time All-Ireland medallist with the Nemo Rangers senior team, Morgan also won four Leinster medals and seven championship medals.
Morgan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team. He enjoyed an unsuccessful tenure in this grade, and was later an All-Ireland runner-up with the under-21 team. Morgan made his senior debut during the 1966 championship. He went on to play a key role for Cork as a goalkeeper during a successful era, and won one All-Ireland medal, five Munster medals and one National Football League medal. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Morgan captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1973.
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