Richie Connor

Richie Connor

Personal information
Irish name	Risteard Ó Conchubhair
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfield
Born	Walsh Island, County Offaly
Occupation	Primary School Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1970s-1990s	Walsh Island
Club titles
Offaly titles	6
Leinster titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1975-1989	Offaly
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Richie Connor (born 1954 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Walsh Island and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1989. Walsh later served as manager of the Laois and Offaly senior football teams.

As a player Richie was captain of the Offaly team which won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 1982, denying the great Kerry team a prestigious five in a row titles. He played at centre forward that day, having appeared as centre back in earlier years.

Richie’s only All-Star award came in 1981.

Richie’s first success was with the Erins Hope team that won the Dublin under-21 title in 1974. He helped them retain the title in 1975 and also won an Offaly under-21 medal with Walsh Island in the same year.

With Walsh Island, Richie was part of the team that won six Offaly Senior Football Championship titles in a row from 1978 to 1983. He was captain in 1981 and 1983.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Offaly Senior Football Captain 1980-1982	Succeeded by Martin Furlong
Preceded by Martin Furlong	Offaly Senior Football Captain 1982	Succeeded by
Preceded by Bobby Miller	Laois Senior Football Manager 1989-1993	Succeeded by Colm Browne
Preceded by Pat Roe	Offaly Senior Football Manager 2008-2009	Succeeded by Tom Cribben
Achievements
Preceded by Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1982	Succeeded by Tommy Drumm (Dublin)