Anton O'Toole
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Antóin Ó Tuathail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | c. 1951 (age 72–73) Dublin, Ireland |
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| Nickname | The Blue Panther[1] | ||
| Occupation | IT Consultant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ?-? | Synge Street | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| ?-? | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
Anton O'Toole (born c. 1951) is a former Dublin gaelic footballer and manager, who won four All-Ireland Senior Football Championships as a player.[2]
He was educated at Synge Street CBS[3] and formerly worked in the IT Department at Guinness Breweries (now Diageo) in Dublin.
Playing career
He won four All-Ireland Senior Football medals with Dublin.[1] He won his first title in 1974 against Galway in a final that finished on a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-6. His second title was won in 1976 when Dublin beat rivals Kerry by seven points in a game that finished on a scoreline of 3-8 to 0-10. Anton's third title was achieved the following year when Dublin trounced Armagh in a game that finished on a scoreline of 5-12 to 3-6. After six years he finally lifted won his fourth all-Ireland medal against Galway in a repeat of his first title in 1974. Dublin defeated Galway by a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-8. During the period in which O'Toole played for Dublin, he won eight Leinster Senior Football Championship medals.
O'Toole also won two National football league medals with Dublin in 1976 and again in 1978.
Anton won a hat trick of All Stars for Dublin in 1975, 1976 and in 1977.
He is now manager of the Templeogue-Synge Street Senior football team which includes Denis Bastick and Eoghan O'Gara. In 2008, he guided 'Synger' to the Intermediate Football Championship with a historic victory over Kilmacud Crokes in the final in Parnell Park.
References
External links
- Official Dublin Website
- Hoganstand.com
- Anton Recalls His Dublins 1974 All-Ireland Victory[dead link]
- Article on the Summer of 83'
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