John O'Leary (born around 1961) is a Dublin-born Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the O'Dwyers club and at senior level for the Dublin county team. He made his championship debut in 1980, won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in 1983, captained the county from 1993 and was awarded five All Stars. He retired after the 1997 Leinster championship defeat to Meath, having played 70 consecutive championship matches since 1980, a record no other GAA player has matched. He also played for Leinster in the Railway Cup and for Ireland in the compromise rules series, and later managed Wicklow and the Dublin ladies team and stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fail candidate in 2007.
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John O'Leary (born c. 1961)
Management career
He re-entered the inter-county scene as a Dublin team selector to Tommy Carr.
Playing career, 1995 all-star
He was then awarded his fifth and final all-star award for his performance with Dublin
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is a Dublin-born Gaelic footballer who played for the O'Dwyers club and at senior level for the Dublin county team.
On The Roster Of: Dublin county football team, Lead
is a Dublin-born Gaelic footballer who played for the O'Dwyers club and at senior level for the Dublin county team.
Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Playing career, 1983
O'Leary won his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Dublin in 1983.
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