John Joe Cassidy was a former Gaelic football

Gaelic football

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 player for Cavan

Cavan GAA

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County career

John Joe was born and raised in Arva and got a taste of New York when he represented Cavan in the 1947 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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 against Kerry in the Polo Grounds. He lined out at wing half forward in the 1948 and 1952 victorious finals. In the 1952 All-Ireland title success he scored a goal in the drawn game against Meath. Paul Fitzsimons

Paul Fitzsimons

-County career:Paul Fitzsimons lined out at corner forward in the 1952 victorious final. he played in the drawn game and was introduced as sub for John Joe Cassidy in the replay and went on to score 1pt. Cavan went on to celebrate a 0-9 to 0-5 win.-References:...

 was introduced as sub for John Joe Cassidy in the replay witch Cavan went on to celebrate a 0-9 to 0-5 win. He also won six Ulster titles and two Railway Cup Medals

Interprovincial Championship

The Interprovincial Championship or Railway Cup is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competetitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Munster, Leinster, Connacht and Ulster teams are composed of the best players from the various counties in the province...

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He was Ulster's

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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 top scorer in 1952, scoring 1-7.

Later years

He emigrated to New York along with Owen Roe McGovern

Owen Roe McGovern

Owen Roe McGovern was a former Gaelic football player for Cavan.-Playing career:A native of Swanlinbar, he could play at corner-back or half-back. He won 2 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1947,'48. He was a member of the great Cavan squad which won the All-Ireland Final in the...

in the early 1950s and became an active member of the Cavan GFC of New York as a player, President and Honorary President, until his death in 1995.