- Niall Sheehy
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Niall Sheehy Personal information Sport Gaelic football Position Full Back Born Tralee, County Kerry Club(s) Years Club 1950's-1970's John Mitchels Club Titles Kerry titles 6 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 Co Kerry. He played Gaelic football and hurling with his local club John Mitchels, and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from the 1958 until 1965, where he was nicknamed "Eusebio" 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 late 1950s and 1960s, winning six Kerry Senior Football Championships (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. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/0623/1224273109332.html?via=mr. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ Flynn, Niall (2009). 36 and Counting...Kerry's Football Story to 2009. Trafford Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 9781426920707.
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1959 (19th title) 1 J. Culloty | 2 J. O'Shea | 3 N. Sheehy | 4 T. Lyons | 5 Seán Murphy | 6 K. Coffey | 7 M. O'Dwyer | 8 Mick O'Connell (C) | 9 Séamus Murphy | 10 D. McAuliffe | 11 T. Long | 12 P. Sheehy | 13 D. Geaney | 14 John Dowling | 15 T. Lyne |
Subs used: Jack Dowling for T. Lyons | Moss O'Connell for Mick O'Connell | G. McMahon for D. Geaney |Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 1960 1 J. Culloty | 2 J. O'Shea | 3 N. Sheehy | 4 T. Lyons | 5 Seán Murphy | 6 K. Coffey | 7 M. O'Dwyer | 8 M. O'Connell | 9 J.D. O'Connor | 10 Séamus Murphy | 11 T. Long | 12 P. Sheehy (C) | 13 G. McMahon | 14 John Dowling | 15 T. Lyne |
Subs used: Jack Dowling for John Dowling | J. Brosnan for G. McMahon | D. McAuliffe for T. Lyne |Kerry - National Football League Championship Winners 1961 (6th title) 1 J. Culloty | 2 Jack Dowling | 3 N. Sheehy | 4 T. Lyons | 5 K. Coffey | 6 T. Long | 7 M. O'Dwyer | 8 M. O'Connell | 9 Séamus Murphy | 10 D. McAuliffe | 11 B. Sheehy | 12 P. Sheehy | 13 D. Geaney | 14 John Dowling | 15 T. O'Dowd |
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 1962 (20th title) 1 J. Culloty | 2 S. Murphy | 3 N. Sheehy | 4 T. Lyons | 5 S. Óg Sheehy (C) | 6 N. Lucey | 7 M. O'Dwyer | 8 M. O'Connell | 9 J. Lucey | 10 D. McAuliffe | 11 T. O'Sullivan | 12 J. O'Riordan | 13 G. McMahon | 14 T. Long | 15 P. Sheehy |
Subs used: J.J. Barrett for T. Lyons | K. Coffey for D. McAuliffe |Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 1964 1 J. Culloty | 2 M. Morris | 3 N. Sheehy (c) | 4 P. O'Donoghue | 5 D. O'Sullivan | 6 S. Murphy | 7 J. D. O'Connor | 8 M. Fleming | 9 D. O'Sullivan | 10 P. Griffin | 11 M. O'Dwyer | 12 M. O'Connell | 13 F. O'Leary | 14 T. Long | 15 J. J. Barrett |
Subs used: J. McCarthy for J. D. O'Connor | B. O'Callaghan for F. O'Leary | K. Coffey for F. O'Leary |Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 1965 1 J. Culloty | 2 D. O'Sullivan | 3 N. Sheehy | 4 M. Morris | 5 S. Murphy | 6 P. O'Donoghue | 7 J. D. O'Connor (c) | 8 D. O'Sullivan | 9 M. O'Connell | 10 V. Lucey | 11 P. Griffin | 12 D. O'Shea | 13 B. O'Callagha | 14 M. O'Dwyer | 15 J. J. Barrett |
Subs used: D. Geaney for V. Lucey | J. O'Shea for J. J. Barrett |Categories:- John Mitchels Gaelic footballers
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- Kerry Gaelic footballers
- Kerry hurlers
- Munster Gaelic footballers
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- Munster hurling biography stubs
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