Seán Foran
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Seán Ó Fuaráin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 1941 Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Died | 9 July 2015 (aged 84) Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1948-1972 | Edenderry | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1949-1963 | Offaly | 24 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:57, 10 July 2015. | |||
Seán Foran (1931 – 9 July 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team.[1][2]
Born in Edenderry, County Offaly, Foran first excelled at Gaelic football during his schooling at St. Mary's Knockbeg College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1949 championship. Foran immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Leinster medal.[3]
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Foran won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a three-time championship medallist with Edenderry.
Throughout his career Foran made 24 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football during the 1963-64 league.
In retirement from playing Foran became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector when Offaly won the All-Ireland title in 1982.
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| Preceded by | Offaly Senior Football Captain 1954 |
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