Richie Connor

Who is Richie Connor?

Richie Connor is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Walsh Island and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1989. Walsh later served as manager of the Laois and Offaly senior football teams.

As a player Richie was captain of the Offaly team which won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 1982, denying the great Kerry team a prestigious five in a row titles. He played at centre forward that day, having appeared as centre back in earlier years.

Richie’s only All-Star award came in 1981.

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.

With Walsh Island, Richie was part of the team that won six Offaly Senior Football Championship titles in a row from 1978 to 1983. He was captain in 1981 and 1983.