Donie O'Donovan
# Donie O'Donovan

Daniel Joseph O'Donovan (31 January 1926 – 28 May 1999) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club St. Nicholas' and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1948 until 1955. O'Donovan managed Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1973.

## Biography

Born Daniel Joseph O'Donovan at 150 Old Youghal Road, Dillon's Cross, Cork into a family with strong sporting and Irish republican background. He was a nephew of Cork IRA officer Dan "Sandow" O'Donovan. He followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather and became a carpenter by trade. He married Cork camogie player Sheila Cahill in the 1950s, and they had three sons. The eldest, Diarmuid O'Donovan is Assistant CEO of the Evening Echo and a sports columnist with that newspaper.

## Honours

### Player

**St. Nicholas**

* Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 1966
* Cork Senior Football Championship: 1954, 1965, 1966

**Glen Rovers**

* Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1944, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1954

**Cork**

* Munster Senior Football Championship: 1949, 1952
* National Football League: 1951-52

**Munster**

* Railway Cup: 1949

### Management

**Glen Rovers**

* Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1989

**St. Nicholas**

* Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 1966
* Cork Senior Football Championship: 1965, 1966

**Cork**

* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1973
* Munster Senior Football Championship: 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974

**Munster**

* Railway Cup: 1972
