Richie Connor

Richie Connor (born 1954 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Walsh Island and, from 1975 until 1989, at senior level for the Offaly county team.

[citation needed] Richie's first success was with the Erins Hope team that won the Dublin under-21 title in 1974.

He helped them retain the title in 1975 and also won an Offaly under-21 medal with Walsh Island in the same year.

[citation needed] With Walsh Island, Richie was part of the team that won six Offaly Senior Football Championship titles in a row from 1978 to 1983.

[2] Connor was appointed manager of the Offaly senior team on a three-year-term in 2008 but resigned in February 2009.