Liam Sammon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Bradáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre Forward | ||
| Born | 1946 Galway, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Occupation | P.E. Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1965–1978 1979–1986 |
Father Griffins Salthill-Knocknacarra |
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| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 4 | ||
| Connacht titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1966–1979 | Galway | 34 (6-35) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Liam Sammon (born 1946 in Galway) is a former Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played football with his local clubs Father Griffins and Salthill-Knocknacarra and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1966 until 1979. Sammon later served as manager of the Galway senior inter-county team from 2007 until 2009.
Sammon first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway minor football team in the early 1960s. It was an unsuccessful period for 'the Tribesmen' as arch-rivals Mayo dominated the provincial series of games.
Sammon later progressed onto the Galway under-21 football team where success was also a rarity. In 1965 he lined out in the provincial under-21 decider with Mayo providing the opposition. An exciting game developed over the cours eof the hour. At the final whistle Galway recorded a narrow 3–9 to 1–13 victory and Sammon collected a Connacht under-21 title. His side were defeated in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final.
Sammon joined the Galway senior inter-county team as a nineteen-year-old in 1966. That year the team set out to make history by winning a third consecutive All-Ireland title in succession. After booking their place in the Connacht decider, Mayo gave them a scare. In a tight match Galway secured a 0–12 to 1–8 victory and a first Connacht senior winners' medal. The westerners only had two points to spare over Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final, reaching their fourth consecutive championship final, this time with Meath providing the opposition. It was Sammon's first championship decider as the fortunes of the two counties contrasted greatly. Galway were looking for a third All-Ireland title in-a-row, while Meath were looking for their third All-Ireland title ever. In a disappointing game Galway's Mattie McDonagh scored the only goal when a long clearance found him unmarked at the edge of the Meath square. At half-time Meath trailed by 1–6 to 0–1. They fought back after the interval; however, Galway won their three-in-a-row by 1–10 to 0–7. It was Sammon's first All-Ireland winners' medal.
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