Cork football star O'Rourke passes away

FORMER Cork and Dohenys footballer Colman O'Rourke passed away this week. He was a regular with Cork seniors in the 1970s.

Cork football star O'Rourke passes away
Thu, 17 Nov, 2005 - 00:00

He played half forward on the team that lost to Kerry in the Munster final of 1976 on the opening of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

He also played Under-21 with the county in 1974 and his first appearance at senior level was in a NFL game against Dublin in the 1974/75 campaign.

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