Seán Flanagan was born in Coolnaha, Aghamore, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, on 26 January 1922 and died on 5 February 1993. He was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer, educated at St Jarlath's College in Tuam and then at University College Dublin, where he qualified as a solicitor. He played senior Gaelic football for Mayo and captained the All-Ireland final-winning sides of 1950 and 1951, also winning five Connacht senior championship medals and two National Football League titles in 1949 and 1954. He was named on the Football Team of the Century in 1984 and the Football Team of the Millennium in 1999, and received the All-Time All Star Award in 1992. Alongside his playing career he was elected a Teachta Dála in 1951 and went on to serve as Minister for Health and Minister for Lands, and later as a Member of the European Parliament.
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was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer
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Seán Flanagan (26 January 1922-5 February 1993)
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He captained the All-Ireland final-winning sides of 1950 and 1951
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was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer
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Flanagan also played senior Gaelic football for Mayo.
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He captained the All-Ireland final-winning sides of 1950 and 1951
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Flanagan also played senior Gaelic football for Mayo.
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