Enda Colleran (1941 - 2004) was a famous Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football for Mountbellew and County Galway in the 1960s. He was named in the right corner-back position on the Gaelic Athletic Association's "Football Team of the Millennium." 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach) is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe in Irish) is located on the west coast of Ireland. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie, Gaelic football and handball, and rounders. ...
Enda Colleran is considered one of the outstanding players og Gaelic football in the 20th Century. In 1960, he won an All-Ireland colleges medal with St Jarlath's and the same year was a member of the Galway minor team which defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. He also enjoyed success in both the Sigerson Cup and National League competitions. Colleran joined the senior team in the mid 1960s and was a key player on the teams three-in-a-row in 1964, 1965 and 1966. Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach) is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... As an attributive, All Ireland emphasises the entire island of Ireland, as opposed to either the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...
Colleran was part of an elite group of six players to captain his county to double All-Ireland successes and, in 1967, became only the fourth Galway player to captain a Railway Cup winning side with Connacht. Following the end of his playing career Colleran worked as a selector and later a manager of Galway. He managed the side to voctory in the Connacht Championship in 1976. He was honoured by the GAA by being named on the "Team of the Century" and the "Team of the Millennium." He also had a career as an analyst on RTÉsThe Sunday Game and as a teacher. Connaught redirects here. ... Connaught redirects here. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... GAA redirects here. ... Radio TelefÃs Ãireann (RTÃ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... The Sunday Game is Radio TelefÃs Ãireanns principal Gaelic Games television programme. ...
Enda Colleran died suddenly on April 8, 2004 aged 63. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...