Jackie Walsh
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seánie Breathnach | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-forward | ||
Born |
1951 Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Primary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballylongford Shannon Rangers | |||
Club titles | |||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1971-1981 | Kerry | 6 (0-01) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 4 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Jackie Walsh (born 1951) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned twelve seasons from 1971 to 1981.[1]
Born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Walsh was born into a strong Gaelic football family. His father, Johnny Walsh, was a five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry between 1932 and 1941. Walsh's brother, , also played with Kerry.
Walsh first became involved in club football with Ballylongford. He won numerous divisional medals before later claiming a county senior championship medal with divisional side Shannon Rangers. Walsh claimed an All-Ireland medal with University College Dublin.
Walsh first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry under-21 team. He was captain of the team in 1972 and won a Munster medal before later ending up as an All-Ireland runner-up. By this stage he had also joined the Kerry senior team, making his debut during the 1970-71 league. Over the course of the next twelve seasons Walsh was a regular member of the panel at various times and won two All-Ireland medals in 1975 and 1980. He also won four Munster medals and four National Football League medals.
References[]
- ^ Leen, Tony (11 October 2014). "Unrated Rangers unite and conquer". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- 1951 births
- Living people
- Ballylongford Gaelic footballers
- Shannon Rangers Gaelic footballers
- Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers