Colman Corrigan
Irish Gaelic football player
Colman Corrigan (born 5 June 1962) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, selector and manager. At club level he played with Macroom, divisional side Muskerry and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. Corrigan also served in a number of management roles at club and inter-county levels.
Early life
Born and raised in Macroom, County Cork, Corrigan first played as a schoolboy in various juvenile competitions at St. Colman's Boys National School before later lining out as a student at the De La Salle College. Here he won under-15 Cork and Munster 'B' championships, under-17 Cork and Munster 'B' championships and was on the De La Salle team beaten by Coláiste Chríost Rí in the Corn Uí Mhuirí final in 1978.
Club career
Corrigan began his club career with the St. Colman's juvenile club and progressed through the ranks from under-12 to minor. During these years he won an under-16 county section and minor county section medals. He was in his final year of minor grade activity in 1980 when he was drafted onto the Macroom intermediate team as well as being called up to the Muskerry divisional team.
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