Enda Colleran
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Enda Colleran (1941 - April 8, 2004) was a famous Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football for Mountbellew and County Galway in the 1960s. He was named in the right corner-back position on the Gaelic Athletic Association's Gaelic football Team of the Millennium.
Enda Colleran is considered one of the outstanding players of Gaelic football in the 20th Century. In 1960, he won an All-Ireland colleges medal with St. Jarlath's College and the same year was a member of the Galway minor team which defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. He also enjoyed success in both the Sigerson Cup and National League competitions. Colleran joined the senior team in the mid 1960s and was a key player on the teams three-in-a-row in 1964, 1965 and 1966.
Colleran was part of an elite group of six players to captain his county to double All-Ireland successes and, in 1967, became only the fourth Galway player to captain a Railway Cup winning side with Connacht. Following the end of his playing career Colleran worked as a selector and later a manager of Galway. He managed the side to voctory in the Connacht Championship in 1976. He was honoured by the GAA by being named on the "Team of the Century" and the "Team of the Millennium." He also had a career as an analyst on RTÉs The Sunday Game and as a teacher in Colaiste Einde in Salthill, Galway.
Enda Colleran died suddenly at his home in Barna on April 8, 2004 aged 63.
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| Football Team of the Millennium | ||
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1 Dan O'Keefe | 2 Seán Flanagan | 3 Joe Keohane | 4 Enda Colleran | 5 Martin O'Connell | 6 J.J. O'Reilly | 7 Seán Murphy | 8 Mick O'Connell | 9 Tommy Murphy | 10 Pat Spillane | 11 Seán Purcell | 12 Seán O'Neill | 13 Kevin Heffernan | 14 Tommy Langan | 15 Mikey Sheehy |
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