Dinny Allen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dinny Allen
Occupation	Gaelic Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 9, 1952(1952-08-09)
Age	72
Birthplace	Cork
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Cork
Horoscope	Leo

Dinny Allen Biography

Dinny Allen is one of the most popular and richest Gaelic Football Player who was born on August 9, 1952 in Cork, County Cork, Ireland. Denis Allen aka ‘Dinny’ (born September 9, 1952, on the island of Cork, Ireland) is a retired Gaelic football manager as well as a an ex-dual player. He played hurling as well as Gaelic football at the club he played for locally, Nemo Rangers and was a player in Cork’s Cork senior inter-county team in the two codes up to 1972 to 1989. Allen is considered to be one of the best Gaelic footballers of all time.

The next year, Allen was named as captain for The following year, Allen was appointed captain of the Cork seniors football squad. It was a tragedy to Allen that his inter-county football playing career coincided with the time of the greatest Kerry football team ever. Cork was beaten eight times in a row Munster finals between the years 1975 to 1982. At times, it appeared as if fate might bring about Allen having to end his career but without much success with players.

After surrendering their county title in 1976, Nemo were back the following year with Allen picking up a second county winners’ medal. A third county championship of the decade followed in 1978 before Allen collected a second Munster club title. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Nemo against Scotstown of Monaghan. Snow hampered the game, however, Cogan proved the hero as Nemo won the game by 2–9 to 1–3. It was his first All-Ireland club winners’ medal.

In 1981 Allen won his fourth county championship title following a 3–11 to 0–6 defeat of Bantry Blues. A third Munster club winners’ medal quickly followed before Allen lined out in another All-Ireland final. Mayo champions Garrymore provided the opposition, however, Nemo were far too powerful. Allen scored 2–2 in the first half and the Cork champs had an extraordinary 5–6 to 0–1 lead at the interval. Nemo went on to secure a record 6–11 to 1–8 victory and Allen collected a second All-Ireland winners’ medal.

Allen made his debut as a senior for Cork in 1972’s Munster final of 1972. Cork lost in the final, but, Allen was singled out as one of Cork football’s most promising stars. In the same year, he played with the Cork Hibernians, going on to earn the FAI Cup winners’ medal in 1973. He was a promising an athlete in soccer but he remained in Ireland despite being given the opportunity to join Brian Clough’s Nottingham Forest. Soccer was believed to be a snub by some members of the Gaelic Athletic Association. This is why Allen was removed from the Cork panel in 1973. In 1973, Cork took home equally his Munster as well as the All-Ireland titles, however Allen was not able to claim the title.

Dinny Allen Net Worth

Dinny Allen is one of the richest Gaelic Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dinny Allen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Allen first became famous on the international scene as a player of the Cork under-21 team in the beginning of the 1970s. Allen won the Munster title in this class in 1971 after an unbeaten two-goal win over Cork. Allen’s team was later able to qualify to play in the All-Ireland final, with Fermanagh playing as an opponent. A score of 3-10 to 0-3 line earned Cork victory, and also gave Allen his All-Ireland under-21 winners’ trophy. Allen also played a role in helping Cork to win his first Munster Junior Championship.

Allen played for his club at the famed Nemo Rangers club in Cork and was a huge success. Allen was awarded his first county championship medal in 1970, when the Nemo swept aside the west Cork team Dohenys. The club’s rise to glory continued into the second half of the year, when the club claimed their first Munster club title after three games of saga against Kerry Champions Austin Stacks. Nemo Rangers werelater trounced in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Two years later in 1975 Allen returned to the Cork GAA set-up, this time as a member of the senior inter-county team. He captured a Munster winners’ medal that year following the provincial final trouncing of Limerick. Cork, however, were defeated by surprise package Galway in the subsequent All-Ireland semi- final. This defeat brought Allen’s hurling involvement to an end. Unfortunately for Allen, Cork went on to win the next three All-Ireland titles.

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Nemo Rangers went into a slight decline following this victory. The club bounced back in 1987 with Allen winning his sixth county championship winners’ medal. A fifth provincial club title quickly followed, however, Nemo were subsequently defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final.

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Following this result Allen contemplated retiring from inter-county football, however, after another impressive campaign with Nemo Rangers he was persuaded by Billy Morgan to stay on for another year. His decision bore fruit as he was rewarded with the captaincy of the team. 1989 began well with Allen playing a key role in helping Cork to claim the National League title. He later added a third Munster medal to his collection following another win over Kerry. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Mayo play Cork in a unique pairing. Cork were on top for much of the game, however, a goal by substitute Anthony Finnerty gave Mayo a brief lead. Mayo failed to score for the last nineteen minutes as Teddy McCarthy took over and gave a masterful display at midfield. Cork held on to win the game by 0–17 to 1–11. Seventeen years after he first lined out for Cork Allen had finally collected a senior All-Ireland winners’ medal. He also had the honour of accepting the Sam Maguire Cup on behalf of his county.