Niall Sheehy
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full Back | ||
Born | Tralee, County Kerry | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1950's-1970's | John Mitchels | ||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 7 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1958-1965 | Kerry | 26 | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 6 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Niall Sheehy was a Gaelic footballer from Tralee, County Kerry. He played Gaelic football and hurling with his local club John Mitchels, he also played hurling with Austin Stacks. He was also a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from the 1958 until 1965, where he was nicknamed "Eusébio" for his kicking ability.[1] He also played hurling with Kerry. His father was the great John Joe Sheehy. His brothers - Seán Óg and Paudie - both won All-Ireland titles with Kerry in the 1960s. Sheehy captained Kerry to the All-Ireland final in 1964, but lost out to Galway.[2] He also won an All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship medal in 1961, Kerry's first All Ireland Hurling title since 1891, as well as 4 National Hurling League Div 2 titles.
At club level Sheehy was part of the famed John Mitchels team of the 1950s and 1960s, winning seven Kerry Senior Football Championships (1952, five in a row from 1959 to 1963 and again in 1966).
References
- ↑ "Tyrone and Dooher laid down a big marker last weekend". The Irish Times. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ↑ Flynn, Niall (2009). 36 and Counting...Kerry's Football Story to 2009. Trafford Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-4269-2070-7.