Seamus Bonner
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield / Full Forward | ||
| Occupation | Garda | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| ? - ? |
Drumbar Four Masters Civil Service | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1972 - 1985 | Donegal | 129 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
Seamus Bonner (6 November 1948 - 11 October 2012) was an Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football for Donegal, 129 games in total between 1972 and 1985.[1] He made his Championship debut against Down at Ballybofey in 1972 and played his last Championship game against Monaghan in 1985.[2]
Initially in midfield, he later played at full forward.[1] During his playing career he won three Ulster Senior Football Championships. He later won two more as a selector under the reign of Brian McEniff, and was there in 1992 when Donegal won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[1] He later managed Leitrim for a short while.[1][3] In 1974 he scored seven goals in four games, including one against Galway in that year's All-Ireland semi-final.[4] With Michael McLoone (1966), Bonner (1974) jointly holds the record for Donegal player with the highest score in the same match.[5]
He played his club football for Drumbar, then Four Masters, then Civil Service, captaining the last team to the 1980 Dublin Senior Football Championship.[1]
Originally from Donegal town, he died after a short illness in 2012. A retired Garda, he was the father of St. Brigid's and Dublin footballer Kevin Bonner.[1]
Honours
- Player
- 3 Ulster Senior Football Championships (1972, 1974, 1983)
- 1 Dublin Senior Football Championship (1980 [c])
- Mentor
- 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1992)
- 2 Ulster Senior Football Championships (1990, 1992)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Donegal legend Bonner passes away". Hogan Stand. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ "Donegal's backroom team in 1992". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ↑ Breheny, Martin (24 November 2012). "The import and export business". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ↑ "Regretted death of a Donegal GAA legend - Seamus Bonner". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Reynolds, Gareth (5 August 2016). "McBrearty display can breed confidence". Donegal Democrat. Johnston Press. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
- Seamus Bonner at gaainfo.com