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Seán Foran

Died
July 9, 2015
Age
84 years

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Seán Foran (1931 – 9 July 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Offaly senior team.

Born in Edenderry, County Offaly, Foran first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at St Mary's Knockbeg College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1949 championship. Foran immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Leinster SFC medal.

A member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Foran won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a three-time championship medallist with Edenderry.[citation needed]

Throughout his career Foran made 24 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football during the 1963–64 league.[citation needed]

In retirement from playing Foran became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector when Offaly won the All-Ireland SFC title in 1982.[citation needed]

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