Richie Connor (born 1954 in Walsh Island, County Offaly) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Walsh Island and, from 1975 until 1989, at senior level for the Offaly county team.[1] Walsh later served as manager of the Laois and Offaly senior football teams.
As a player, Connor was captain of the Offaly team which won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title in 1982,[2] denying Kerry a 'five in a row' title. He played at centre forward that day, having appeared as centre back in earlier years.[citation needed]
Richie's only All-Star award came in 1981.[citation needed]
Richie's first success was with the Erins Hope team that won the Dublin under-21 title in 1974. He helped that club retain the title in 1975 and also won an Offaly under-21 medal with Walsh Island in the same year.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
He was interviewed for the documentary Players of the Faithful.[3]
Connor was appointed manager of the Offaly senior team on a three-year-term in 2008, but resigned in February 2009.[2][4]
Offaly has 30 All Stars, as of 1997. 19 different players have won, as of 1997. Martin Furlong won four All Stars, while Matt Connor won three. No one else won more than two.
1971: Eugene Mulligan, Nicholas Clavin, Willie Bryan, Tony McTague 1972: Martin Furlong, Mick Ryan, Paddy McCormack, Willie Bryan2nd, Johnny Cooney, Kevin Kilmurray, Tony McTague2nd 1973: Mick Ryan2nd, Johnny Cooney2nd, Kevin Kilmurray2nd 1978: Tomás O'Connor 1979: Seán Lowry 1980: Matt Connor 1981: Martin Furlong2nd, Richie Connor, Brendan Lowry 1982: Martin Furlong3rd, Mick Fitzgerald, Liam O'Connor, Seán Lowry2nd, Liam Currams, Pádraig Dunne, Matt Connor2nd 1983: Martin Furlong4th, Matt Connor3rd 1997: Cathal Daly
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