Niall Sheehy

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 7
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1958-1965
 Kerry 26
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

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 senior Kerry county football team from the 1958 until 1965, where he was nicknamed "Eusébio" for his kicking ability.[1] He also played for the Kerry county hurling team. His father was 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 3 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).

Honours

Club

John Mitchels

County

Kerry
Football
Hurling

References

  1. ^ "Tyrone and Dooher laid down a big marker last weekend". The Irish Times. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ Flynn, Niall (2009). 36 and Counting...Kerry's Football Story to 2009. Trafford Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-4269-2070-7.
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