Joe Lennon, whose full name was Joseph Finbarr Lennon (1934 to 23 November 2016), was a Gaelic football player, manager and sports broadcaster from Northern Ireland. He played senior football for Down in league and championship across seventeen seasons, from 1954 to 1970, and captained the county to the All-Ireland title in 1968. His honours with Down include three All-Ireland senior football championships (1960, 1961 and 1968), seven Ulster senior football championships between 1959 and 1968 and three National Football League titles, and he added four Railway Cup medals with Ulster between 1960 and 1968. After his playing days he featured on The Sunday Game as a broadcaster, and he remained a familiar voice in Gaelic football until his death in 2016.
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was a Gaelic football manager, player and sports broadcaster from Northern Ireland
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was a Gaelic football manager, player and sports broadcaster from Northern Ireland
Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Playing career
Lennon captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1968.
On The Roster Of: Down county football team, Playing career
His league and championship career with the Down senior team spanned seventeen seasons from 1954 to 1970.
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