{{short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player | name = John Hannigan | image = | alt = | caption = | <!-- Personal information --> | irish = | sport = Gaelic football | clposition = | icposition = | birth_date = 1938/9 | birth_place = | death_date = 22 April 2014 (aged 75) | death_place = Dublin, Ireland | feet = | inches = | nickname = | occupation = Psychiatric nurse | <!-- Club(s) --> | code = Football | clyears = 19??–? | clubs = [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] | clapps(points) = | <!-- Club titles --> | county = | clcounty = | province = | clprovince = | clallireland = | <!-- Colleges(s) --> | colyears = | colleges = | colapps(points) = | <!-- College titles --> | fitz = | sig = | <!-- Inter-county(ies) --> | icyears = {{c.}} 1958–{{c.}} 1973 | counties = [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]] | icapps(points) = 114<ref name=democrat_23042014/> | <!-- Inter-county titles --> | icprovince = | icconnacht = | iculster = 1 | icleinster = | icmunster = | icallireland = | nfl = | nhl = | allstars = | <!-- Last updated --> | clupdate = | icupdate = }} {{Use Irish English|date=September 2019}} '''John Hannigan''' (1938/9 – 22 April 2014) was an Irish [[Gaelic football]]er who played for [[St Eunan's GAA|St Eunan's]] and the [[Donegal county football team|Donegal county team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.steunansgaa.com/contentPage/78481/c_o_u_n_t_y_s_t_a_r_s|title=Outstanding Long Serving County Stars |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412222506/http://www.steunansgaa.com/contentPage/78481/c_o_u_n_t_y_s_t_a_r_s |archivedate=2015-04-12}}</ref>
A versatile player, Hannigan began his career in midfield but played everywhere from corner back to corner-forward.{{fact|date=April 2021}}
He played as corner forward in the final of the 1956 [[Ulster Minor Football Championship]], which Donegal won.<ref name=dn_23042014/>
He played 114 times for Donegal and made 27 Championship appearances between 1958 and 1973.<ref name=democrat_23042014/>
Hannigan played for Donegal in the [[1964–65 National Football League (Ireland)|1964–65 National Football League]] semi-final against [[Kerry county football team|Kerry]], scoring 1–0.<ref name=ker21072019>{{cite news|title=Back in time…|publisher=Clár Oifigiúil: Quarter-Final Group Stage, Group 2 Phase 2 (i.e. the Kerry match)|date=21 July 2019|page=35}}</ref>
He won the 1972 [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]] with Donegal.<ref name=dn_23042014/><ref name=democrat_23042014/>
Hannigan managed Donegal in 1975 and 1976.<ref name=dn_23042014/><ref name=democrat_23042014/> He also pursued an interest in [[golf]].<ref name=democrat_23042014>{{cite news|url=http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/gaelic-games/sad-passing-of-a-donegal-legend-john-hannigan-1-6015942|title=Sad passing of a Donegal legend — John Hannigan|work=[[Donegal Democrat]]|date=23 April 2014|accessdate=23 April 2014|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502180741/http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/sport/gaelic-games/sad-passing-of-a-donegal-legend-john-hannigan-1-6015942|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Hannigan died in [[Dublin]] aged 75 after suffering a heart attack in April 2014. Married to Claire, they had a son Damien and a daughter Adrianne.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.highlandradio.com/2014/04/23/former-donegal-gaa-star-john-hannigan-passes-away/|title=Former Donegal GAA star John Hannigan passes away|publisher=[[Highland Radio]]|date=23 April 2014|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref> He is buried at [[Conwal Cemetery]].<ref name=dn_23042014>{{cite news|first=Harry|last=Walsh|url=https://donegalnews.com/2014/04/the-late-john-hannigan-st-eunans-and-donegal-legend/|title=The late John Hannigan: St Eunan's and Donegal legend|work=[[Donegal News]]|date=23 April 2014|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2014/04/26/sadness-as-donegal-gaa-great-john-hannigan-is-laid-to-rest/|title=Sadness as Donegal GAA great John Hannigan is laid to rest|date=26 April 2014|accessdate=26 April 2014}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Donegal * [[Ulster Senior Football Championship]]: 1972<ref name=dn_23042014/> * [[Ulster Minor Football Championship]]: 1956<ref name=dn_23042014/> * [[Dr McKenna Cup]]: 1963, 1965, 1967<ref name=dn_23042014/> * [[Dr Lagan Cup]]: 1965, 1966, 1967<ref name=dn_23042014/> * [[Donegal Senior Football Championship]] x5<ref name=dn_23042014/> * Democrat Cup x3<ref name=dn_23042014/>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Donegal county football team managers}}
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