Georgie Leahy
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó Laocha | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full forward | ||
Born |
1938 Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Died |
6 June 2017 (aged 78) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Nickname | Georgie | ||
Occupation | P&T employee | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
James Stephens | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1970-1971 | Kilkenny | 0 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:26, 6 June 2017. |
Seán "Georgie" Leahy (1938 – 6 June 2017) was an Irish hurling manager, coach, selector and player. His league and championship career with the Kilkenny senior team lasted just one season from 1970 until 1971.[1][2][3]
Leahy first played competitive hurling with the James Stephens club in his teens, winning a county junior championship medal in 1955. He progressed onto the senior team and was in the twilight of his club career when he won a county senior championship medal in 1969.
Success at club level saw Leahy come to the attention of the inter-county selectors. He made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. An All-Ireland runner-up in this grade, he later joined the senior team during the 1970-71 league. Leahy was an All-Ireland runner-up later that year, however, he won a Leinster medal as a non-playing substitute.
After beginning his coaching career as a sixteen year old, Leahy became more involved in team management and coaching in his retirement from playing. At club level he enjoyed championship and league successes with , Tullaroan, Barrow Rangers, Mooncoin, Conahy Shamrocks and Castletown. In 1976 Leahy was the sole trainer, coach and selector when he guided James Stephens to the All-Ireland title. He repeated the feat with Glenmore in 1991, becoming the first person to manage two different clubs to All-Ireland titles.
At inter-county level Leahy enjoyed much success as a coach and a selector at all grades with Kilkenny between 1972 and 1978. With the senior team he was a selector with the All-Ireland-winning teams in 1972, 1974 and 1975. As an under-21 selector he won back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 1974 and 1974, having earlier coached the minor team to the All-Ireland title in 1972. During that same period Leahy was a selector on four Railway Cup-winning Leinster teams.
Leahy later worked as a manager, coach, trainer and selector with numerous inter-county teams, including Waterford, Wexford, Laois, Carlow, Armagh, Antrim, Offaly, Westmeath and Meath.
Career statistics[]
Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Kilkenny | 1970-71 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 |
Total | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 |
Honours[]
As a player[]
- James Stephens
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1969
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1955
- Kilkenny
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1971
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1955
In management[]
- James Stephens
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1976
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1975
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1975, 1976
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1972, 1974, 1975
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1974, 1975
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1974, 1975
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1972
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1972
- Offaly
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1988
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (4): 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
References[]
- ^ "Kilkenny mourn great hurling servant Georgie Leahy". Hogan Stand. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Knox, John (6 June 2017). "Kilkenny mourns the great Georgie Leahy". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ Kelly, Justin (6 June 2017). "Former Offaly hurling manager passes away". Offaly Express. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- 1938 births
- 2017 deaths
- James Stephens hurlers
- Kilkenny inter-county hurlers
- Hurling managers
- Hurling selectors