Oliver T. Crinnigan (born 1947) is an Irish former

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er who played for the Carbury club and at inter-county level with the

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Playing career

Crinnigan first played

at juvenile and underage levels with the Carbury club before eventually joining the club's senior team while still a minor. He won a total of seven Kildare SFC titles between 1965 and 1985. Crinnigan also won a New York SFC title with the Sligo team. Crinnigan first appeared on the inter-county scene with

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during a two-year tenure with the minor team. As a member of the under-21 team for four years, he won three successive Leinster U21FC titles and was in goal when Kildare beat

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in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final. Crinnigan was still eligible for the minor grade when he joined the senior team in 1965 and never missed a

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game until his retirement in 1980. During that time, he lined out in six Leinster finals without success, however, he became Kildare's first ever

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recipient in 1978. Crinnigan also won a

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medal with

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Coaching career

Crinningan was in the twilight of his club career with Carbury when he became

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. He was denied an eighth Kildare SFC medal when Carbury were beaten by

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in 1988 final.

Honours

;Carbury *

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: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971 (c), 1972, 1974, 1985 ;Kildare *

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;Leinster *

: 1974

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crinnigan, Ollie 1947 births Living people Carbury Gaelic footballers Gaelic football goalkeepers Gaelic football managers Gaelic football player–managers Gaelic football selectors Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers Leinster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers