Frankie Donnelly

Infobox GAA player |

name=Frankie Donnelly
irish=
placeofbirth=Tyrone
countryofbirth=Northern Ireland
dob=1937
dod=14 March, 2007
nickname=
height=
occupation=
sport=Gaelic football
code=Football
county=Tyrone
province=Ulster
clposition=Full Foward
club=Carrickmore
clyears=1947-1971
clapps(points)=
clcounty=4
clprovince=0
clubs=Carrickmore
counties=Tyrone
icposition=Full Forward
icyears=?-?
icapps(points)=
icprovince=2
icallireland=0
nfl=0
allstars=n/a
icupdate=18:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
clupdate=18:50, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
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Frankie Donnelly was a Tyrone Gaelic footballer, who was part of Tyrone's breakthrough era in the mid-fifties, claiming two Ulster Championships in a row, with Donnelly being Ulster's top scorer in both those years.His prolific scoring has passed into legend, and he holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4-11 in 1957 against Fermanagh.cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0315/donnellyf.html|title=Tyrone legend Donnelly passes away|accessdate=2007-03-20] cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Tyrone/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=74341|title=Tyrone’s legendary Frankie Donnelly passes away|accessdate=2007-03-20]

His contribution to his club, Carrickmore St. Colmcille's, is also gargantuan, having played for them for twenty four years, during which time they secured four Tyrone Senior Football Championship titles.

His name is now mentioned in the same light as more recent Tyrone players who have won All Star Awards (Donnelly played before the All Star merits were inaugurated), such as Peter Canavan, and Frank McGuigan.

He died on 14 March, 2007, leaving behind a wife and four children.

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