{{Short description|Laois Gaelic footballer and manager}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}} '''Colm Browne''' was a Gaelic footballer and manager with Laois. He also managed the Tipperary senior football team.
Browne won numerous honours in the game including an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship with his club Portlaoise in 1983, a National Football League title with Laois in 1986 (and captaining that team) and an All Stars Award in 1986.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Browne is a member of the Garda Síochána at Templemore.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
He was ratified as manager of the Laois senior team in 2000 and left in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/laois-look-to-browne-1.1260862|title=Laois look to Browne|newspaper=The Irish Times|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan|date=25 August 2000|quote=The Laois County Board has ratified Colm Browne as senior football manager}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2002/0708/165289-laois/|title=Brown[sic] quits as Laois manager|publisher=RTÉ|first=James|last=Shortt|date=8 July 2002}}</ref>
==Further reading== * '' Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000'' Tom Ryall, 2000 * '' Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' Raymond Smith, 1999 * '' Laois GAA Yearbook 1999'' Leinster Express, 1999
==References== {{Reflist}}
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{{Tipperary county football team managers}} {{Laois county football team managers}} {{Laois NFL Team 1986}} {{1986 All Stars}}
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