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| Native name | Seán Ó Mangáin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1927-05-06)6 May 1927 Tuam, County Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 2013(2013-09-17) (aged 86)[1] Wolverhampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Salesman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Mangan (6 May 1927 – 17 September 2013) was an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
Mangan is regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever goalkeepers.[2] He made his debut for the team during the 1948 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement due to injury a decade later. During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal and four Connacht winners' medals. In 1956 he captained the side to the All-Ireland title.[3]
At club level Mangan enjoyed a successful career with Tuam Stars in Galway and Ballymun Kickhams in Dublin.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "John (Jack) MANGAN". RIP.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ Wymbs, Henry. "Galway's goalkeeping great: Jack Mangan". Irish Abroad website. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ "Pen pictures of the men who will don the Galway jersey". Galway Library website. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
