John Fintan Daly

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| name = John Fintan Daly

| irish = Seán F. Ó Dálaigh

| birth_date = 1957

| birth_place = Knocknagree,
County Cork, Ireland

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| province = Munster

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John Fintan Daly (born 1957) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. In a coaching career that has spanned over 40 years, he has enjoyed All-Ireland successes at club and inter-county levels.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/sport/gaa/dalys-years-of-dedication-to-the-knocknagree-cause-nears-ultimate-pay-off-36261839.html|title=Daly's years of dedication to the Knocknagree cause nears ultimate pay off|publisher=The Corkman|date=28 October 2017|access-date=29 September 2021|first=John|last=Tarrant}}{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40174527.html|title=The impact of John Fintan Daly on Cork football has been immense|publisher=The Echo|date=9 February 2018|access-date=29 September 2021|first=Barry|last=O'Donovan}} He has three children, notably John Fintan Daly Jr. (known as 'Small John' and 'Big Small John').{{YouTube|ToWq7dKFwv0}}

Management career

Daly's playing career with Knocknagree ended prematurely when he suffered a cruciate ligament injury as a 20-year-old, however, he immediately became involved in team management and coaching with the club. Over the course of a 40-year association, he has guided the club to numerous junior divisional championship titles before managing the team to the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/knocknagree-john-fintan-daly-snr-3832532-Feb2018/|title='I'd two sons playing, but they're all like my family' - savouring All-Ireland junior success|publisher=The 42|date=5 February 2018|access-date=29 September 2021|first=|last=}} Daly had earlier managed the Milltown/Castlemaine club in Kerry to the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship at intermediate level in 2012.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/john-fintans-pride-in-latest-milltowncastlemaine-success-28979094.html|title=John Fintan's pride in latest Milltown/castlemaine success|publisher=The Corkman|date=3 December 2012|access-date=29 September 2021|first=Jason|last=O'Connor}} At inter-county level, he has been involved as a selector and coach with various Cork teams. He guided the Cork junior team to the All-Ireland Championship title in 1984, before managing the Cork under-21 team to All-Ireland success a decade later in 1994. Daly's back-to-back County Championship successes with Duhallow in 1990 and 1991 earned him a place as a selector with the Cork senior football team.