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Billy O'Neill, 85, Irish sportsman.
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|William O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.
A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland SFC medal, three Connacht SFC medals and one National Football League medal.
At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.[citation needed]
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