Danny McAllister
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | Glenariff, County Antrim | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Glenariff | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1940s–1950s | Antrim | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
Danny McAllister (1919–2008) was a famous Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glenariff and with the Antrim senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s. He played full forward in the 1943 All Ireland hurling final against Cork the first of only two occasions that Antrim reached the All Ireland final.
Danny is also the grandfather of professional wrestler Big Damo
References
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Fullam, Brendan, Captains of the Ash (Wolfhound Press, 2002).
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