Joe Lennon

Joseph Finbarr Lennon (1934 – 23 November 2016) was a Gaelic football manager, player and sports broadcaster from Northern Ireland, who featured on The Sunday Game.

Playing career

His league and championship career with the Down senior team spanned seventeen seasons from 1954 to 1970. Lennon captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1968.

Honours

Player

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (3): 1960, 1961, 1968 (c)
• Ulster Senior Football Championship (7): 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968 (c)
• National Football League (3): 1959–60, 1961–62, 1967–68 (c)

• Railway Cup (4): 1960, 1964, 1966, 1968 (c)

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