Coach John O’Leary had a lasting impact on Cork basketball

The Crosshaven basketball team that won promotion in the 1980s: Back: Coach John O’Leary, John Ronayne, Seamus Finucane, Don Howell (American player), Ger Lyall, Freddie Richmond, Tony Collins. Front: Kieran Fitzgerald, Jim Crowley, Liam Cashman (sponsor), Pat O’Flynn, Pat Maher, Eammon O’Donovan.
“We had to find a new team every year, and the kids on all of the teams were superb to work with.”

“That was the last club I coached as I decided to spend more time with my family because I was out coaching five or six nights a week."
