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 | 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.