Richie Connor

Richie Connor, born in 1954 in Walsh Island, County Offaly, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Walsh Island and, from 1975 until 1989, at senior level for the Offaly county team. He later served as manager of the Laois and Offaly senior football teams. As a player he was captain of the Offaly team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 1982, denying Kerry a five in a row, playing at centre forward that day after appearing at centre back in earlier years. His only All Star award came in 1981. His first success was with the Erins Hope team that won the Dublin under-21 title in 1974; he helped that club retain the title in 1975 and also won an Offaly under-21 medal with Walsh Island the same year.