Séamus Looney

Séamus Looney
Personal information
Irish name Séamus Ó Luanaigh
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Right corner-back
Hurling Position: Centre-back
Born 1950
Cork, Ireland
Died 6 June 2022 (aged 72)
Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation General practitioner
Club(s)
Years Club
1968; 1974–1977
1968–1974
St Finbarr's
University College Cork
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 3 3
Munster titles 1 1
All-Ireland titles 0 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
1968–1974
University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 3
Fitzgibbon titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1968–1972
1971–1972; 1977
Cork (hurling)
Cork (football)
11 (0–02)
6 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Munster Titles 1 3
All-Ireland Titles 0 1
League titles 0 3

James V. Looney (1950 – 6 June 2022), known as Séamus Looney, was an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with St Finbarr's and University College Cork and was also a member of the Cork senior teams as a dual player. In spite of a brief senior career, he was one of the most decorated players of his generation having won ten All-Ireland medals at various levels between 1967 and 1975.