Garry O'Mahony (29 February 1933 – 24 October 2011) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side John Mitchels and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Mathúna | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1933 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
24 October 2011 (aged 78) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Garage assistant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Mitchels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1953-1956 | Kerry | 7 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Career
editA member of the John Mitchels club, in Tralee, O'Mahony won his first County Championship title in 1952 before claiming a second title in 1959.[1] He first played for the Kerry senior football team during the 1953-54 league and succeeded in displacing Johnny Foley as the first-choice goalkeeper. O'Mahony won the first of back-to-back Munster Championship medals in 1954 and, after defeat by Meath in the 1954 All-Ireland final, claimed a winners' medal after lining out in goal in Kerry's defeat of Dublin in the 1955 All-Ireland final. He retained his position in goal for the opening round of the 1956 Munster Championship but lost his place to Donal Marcus O'Neill later that year.[2]
Honours
edit- John Mitchels
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1952, 1959
- Kerry
References
edit- ^ "Club History". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland winning Kingdom goalkeeper passes away". Hogan Stand. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
edit- Garry O'Mahony profile at the Terrace Talk website