Ollie Crinnigan
# Ollie Crinnigan

Oliver T. Crinnigan (born 1947) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Carbury club and at inter-county level with the Kildare senior football team.

## Playing career

Crinnigan first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Carbury club before eventually joining the club's senior team while still a minor. He won a total of seven Kildare SFC titles between 1965 and 1985. Crinnigan also won a New York SFC title with the Sligo team.

Crinnigan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kildare during a two-year tenure with the minor team. As a member of the under-21 team for four years, he won three successive Leinster U21FC titles and was in goal when Kildare beat Cork in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final. Crinnigan was still eligible for the minor grade when he joined the senior team in 1965 and never missed a championship game until his retirement in 1980. During that time, he lined out in six Leinster finals without success, however, he became Kildare's first ever All-Star recipient in 1978. Crinnigan also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster.

## Coaching career

Crinningan was in the twilight of his club career with Carbury when he became player-manager. He was denied an eighth Kildare SFC medal when Carbury were beaten by Johnstownbridge in 1988 final.

## Honours

### Carbury

* Kildare Senior Football Championship: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971 (c), 1972, 1974, 1985

### Kildare

* All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1965
* Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965, 1966, 1967

### Leinster

* Railway Cup: 1974
