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Joe Timmons (Gaelic footballer)

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Joe Timmons
Personal information
Irish name Seosamh Ó Tiomáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born (1933-08-16)16 August 1933
Dublin, Ireland
Died 30 January 2009(2009-01-30) (aged 75)
Clondalkin, Dublin, Ireland
Occupation Roadstone employee
Club(s)
Years Club
Annacurra
St Mary's
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Wicklow
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

Joe Timmons (16 August 1933 – 30 January 2009) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back at senior level for the Dublin county team.[1]

Timmons began his inter-county career as a member of the senior Wicklow team in the early 'fifties. He later declared for Dublin and had much success going forward into the early 'sixties. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, two Leinster medals and one National Football League medal.

At club level Timmons began his career with Annacurra in Wicklow before later playing for St Mary's in Dublin.

His brother, John Timmons, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Dublin.

References

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  1. ^ "Friends pen tribute to Dub legend Joe". The Herald. The Herald. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2009.