Congratulations to John Coleman and his family on his selection for the Hall of Fame Award at the 96/C103FM Cork GAA Sports Stars Awards last night at the Rochestown Park Hotel – photos below from John Tarrant
Delight for John Coleman on selected Hall of Fame at 96/c103FM
Cork GAA Sports Stars Awards @MillstreetGaa @millstreet_town pic.twitter.com/saOGjEUQJx— John Tarrant (@jgtarrant) January 28, 2017
@millstreet_town @OfficialCorkGAA Congratulations to John Coleman on his award tonight. Club very proud of you. #CorkGAAAwards
— millstreetgaa (@MillstreetGaa) January 27, 2017
John Coleman and his proud family of @MillstreetGaa at @Corks96FM @C103Cork awards @RochestownPark @OfficialCorkGAA pic.twitter.com/2MVZpcinqF
— Finbarr Mc Carthy (@FiFinnymac) January 29, 2017
What a fantastic night at the #CorkGAAAwards last night at @RochestownPark. Congratulations to all the winners #CorkGAAAwards pic.twitter.com/H98FJ4cAub
— C103 (@C103Cork) January 28, 2017
Patrick Horgan, Anthony Casey & John Coleman Millstreet collect 96/c103FM Cork GAA Sports Stars Awards @OfficialCorkGAA , @DuhallowGAA pic.twitter.com/FBf6B2A9Zs
— John Tarrant (@jgtarrant) January 28, 2017
Congratulations to tonight's winners at the annual #CorkGAAAwards @RochestownPark. pic.twitter.com/IoCsHh3Aq4
— C103 (@C103Cork) January 28, 2017
Great atmosphere at #CorkGaaAwards #RochestownParkHotel pic.twitter.com/c0JhuU3QGv
— Claire Lovett (@ClaireLovett1) January 27, 2017
Tonight, we celebrate Cork GAA with an evening of glitz and glamour at @RochestownPark #CorkGAAAwards pic.twitter.com/vglTEwGFY6
— Cork's 96FM (@Corks96FM) January 27, 2017
Congrats to @Hoggie088 @GlenRovers_ ,@AnthonyCasey3 @KiskeamGAA & John Coleman @MillstreetGaa on their well deserved awards last night pic.twitter.com/KoMQLGn8Y0
— Paudie Palmer (@PaudieP) January 28, 2017
Winners all @Hoggie088 of @GlenRovers_ with DCA recipients John Coleman @MillstreetGaa Charlie Mc Carthy @the_Barrs pic.twitter.com/HPFhfVfNyY
— Finbarr Mc Carthy (@FiFinnymac) January 29, 2017
A great man Donal Lehane remembered by his proud family @RochestownPark awards with John Coleman @MillstreetGaa pic.twitter.com/MOExBJmeEC
— Finbarr Mc Carthy (@FiFinnymac) January 29, 2017
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To read a little about John’s exploits with Cork in the 60’s and 70s, and his continued involvement with Millstreet GAA, and Cork GAA, read this 1993 article from the Hogan Stand:
Cork star John Coleman Still Motoring on
An All-Ireland minor medal in 1968, a senior award in 1973 and a club junior championship memento last season.
As a Corkonian with eight Munster championship medals to his credit, John Coleman, Millstreet’s ’erstwhile sporting maestro, knows all about the province’s power sharing arrangement. Few underage county footballers ever took such rewarding steps. For Coleman’s first four years on the national stage produced four All-Ireland medals and were it not for the ’oul enemy next door in Munster and some ill-luck, it might have been six on the trot … read the full article
My first memories of sport were john and the millstreet four on the 1973 All ireland team..and Billy winning Circuit of ireland 1975..at my aunt Eileen Cronins house in killoween.