Anton O'Toole

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name =Anton O'Toole
irish =Antóin Ó Tuathail
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placeofbirth=Dublin
countryofbirth=Ireland
sport=Gaelic football
code=Football
county=Dublin
province=Leinster
clposition=Forward
club=Synge Street
clubs=Synge Street
clyears= ?-?
clapps(points)=
icposition=Forward
icyears= ?-?
icapps(points)=
counties=Dublin
icprovince=8
icallireland=4
icupdate=(20:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC))
clupdate=(20:30, 18 August 2006 (UTC))
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Anton O'Toole is a former GAA All Star and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winner with Dublin. He formerly worked in the IT Department at Guinness Breweries (now Diageo) in Dublin. He was educated at Synge Street CBS.

Playing career

Anton won a hat trick of all stars for Dublin in 1975, 1976 and in 1977.

He won an amazing four All-Ireland Senior Football medals with Dublin. He won his first title in 1974 against Galway in a final that finished on a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-6. His second title was won in 1976 when Dublin beat rivals Kerry by seven points in a game that finished on a scoreline of 3-8 to 0-10. Anton's third title was achieved the following year when Dublin trounced Armagh in a game that finished on a scoreline of 5-12 to 3-6. After six years he finally lifted won his fourth all-Ireland medal against Galway in a repeat of his first title in 1974. Dublin defeated Galway by a scoreline of 1-10 to 1-8. During the period in which O'Toole played for Dublin, he won eight Leinster Senior Football Championship medals.

O'Toole also won two National football league medals with Dublin in 1976 and again in 1978.

External links

* [http://www.hill16.ie Official Dublin Website]
* [http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin Hoganstand.com]
* [http://www.irishabroad.com/Sports/GAA/Fame/antonotoole.asp Anton Recalls His Dublins 1974 All-Ireland Victory]