Anton O'Toole
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Antóin Ó Tuathail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
18 February 1951 Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | The Blue Panther[1] | ||
| Occupation | IT consultant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Synge Street P.P. | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1972-1984 | Dublin | 47 (7-50) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (20:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC)). | |||
Anton O'Toole (born 18 February 1951) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Dublin senior team spanned thirteen seasons from 1972 to 1984, including six All-Ireland finals in a row.[2]
Background
Born in Dublin, O'Toole first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Synge Street CBS. He later joined the Synge Street P.P. club and won a county junior championship medal in 1970.
O'Toole made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was picked on the Dublin minor team. He subsequently joined the Dublin under-21 team. O'Toole joined the Dublin senior team during the 1972 championship. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he won four All-Ireland medals, beginning with a lone triumph in 1974, back-to-back championships in 1976 and 1977 and a final title in 1983. O'Toole also won eight Leinster medals, two National Football League medals and three All-Stars. He played his last game for Dublin in September 1984.[1]
In retirement from playing O'Toole became involved in team management and coaching. He guided Templeogue Synge Street to the county intermediate championship title in 2008.
Honours
Team
- Synge Street PP
- Dublin
Individual
- Awards
- All-Stars Awards (3): 1975, 1976, 1977
References
- 1 2 McKeown, Conor (July 22, 2008). "Relentless hype is biggest threat to Dubs' Sam hope". Evening Herald. Retrieved March 31, 2011.
- ↑ "'Nowadays if you want someone to tell you how great you were, find a Kerry fella and you can pat each other on the back'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2013-05-29.