Billy O'Neill (dual player)

Billy O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Néill
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Left wing-forward
Hurling Position: Full-back
Born 1929
Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland
Died 2 January 2015
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Army officer
Club(s)
Years Club
Carrigtwohill
An Chéad Cath
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Galway titles 0 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1951
1952–1958
Cork
Galway
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Connacht Titles 3 0
All-Ireland Titles 1 0
League titles 1 0

William O'Neill (1929 – 2 January 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played in various positions for both the Cork and Galway senior teams.

A dual player at the highest level, he joined the Cork panel in 1951 but later lined out with Galway until his retirement in 1958. He won one All-Ireland SFC medal, three Connacht SFC medals and one National Football League medal.

At club level O'Neill played with Carrigtwohill in Cork and an Chéad Cath in Galway.