Jimmy Dennigan
Gaelic footballer, hurler, coach and referee
About Jimmy Dennigan
Lived 1939 – 2013 (aged 73–74).
James "Jimmy" Dennigan (1939 – 2012) was a Gaelic footballer, hurler, coach and referee from County Cork. A member of the Fermoy club, he refereed the 1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, as well as numerous other important games.
At the time of his death he was one of only six Corkmen to have refereed an All-Ireland SFC final.
Career Sportsman Jimmy Dennigan played for the Cork GAA minor team in 1956 and was the centre half-back in 1957.
He died in Fermoy on the last day of the year 2012 (see 2012 in Ireland). He was married, with three daughters and a son. He was 73 years old.
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Who was Jimmy Dennigan?
gaelic footballer, hurler, coach and referee
When was Jimmy Dennigan born?
Jimmy Dennigan was born in 1939.
When did Jimmy Dennigan die?
Jimmy Dennigan died in 2013.
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