John Fintan Daly
Personal information
Irish name Seán F. Ó Dálaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Born 1957
Knocknagree,
County Cork, Ireland
Nickname JFD
Occupation Solicitor
Club(s)
Years Club
 Knocknagree
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Club management
Years Club
Knocknagree
Duhallow
Milltown/Castlemaine
Inter-county management
Years Team
Cork junior football team
Cork under-21 football team
Inter-county titles
County League Province All-Ireland
Cork (junior)
Cork (U21)		 0
0		 1
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John Fintan Daly (born 1957) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. In a coaching career that has spanned over 40 years, he has enjoyed All-Ireland successes at club and inter-county levels.[1][2] He has three children, notably John Fintan Daly Jr. (known as 'Small John' and 'Big Small John').[3]

Management career

Daly's playing career with Knocknagree ended prematurely when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury as a 20-year-old, however, he immediately became involved in team management and coaching with the club. Over the course of a 40-year association, he has guided the club to numerous junior divisional championship titles before managing the team to the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 2017.[4] Daly had earlier managed the Milltown/Castlemaine club in Kerry to the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship at intermediate level in 2012.[5] At inter-county level, he has been involved as a selector and coach with various Cork teams. He guided the Cork junior team to the All-Ireland Championship title in 1984, before managing the Cork under-21 team to All-Ireland success a decade later in 1994. Daly's back-to-back County Championship successes with Duhallow in 1990 and 1991 earned him a place as a selector with the Cork senior football team.

Honours

Player

Knocknagree

Management

Milltown/Castlemaine
Knocknagree
Duhallow
Cork

References

  1. ↑ Tarrant, John (28 October 2017). "Daly's years of dedication to the Knocknagree cause nears ultimate pay off". The Corkman. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ↑ O'Donovan, Barry (9 February 2018). "The impact of John Fintan Daly on Cork football has been immense". The Echo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Video on YouTube
  4. ↑ "'I'd two sons playing, but they're all like my family' - savouring All-Ireland junior success". The 42. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  5. ↑ O'Connor, Jason (3 December 2012). "John Fintan's pride in latest Milltown/castlemaine success". The Corkman. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
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