Jeremiah Alphonsus Beckett (4 June 1886 – 30 May 1943), better known as Jerry Beckett, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmaid Beicéid | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born |
4 June 1886 Cromane, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
30 May 1943 (aged 56) Glanmire, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lees | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1907-1917 | Cork | 15 (1-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:20, 10 April 2012. | |||
Beckett made his first appearance for the team during the 1907 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the following ten years. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.[1]
At club level Beckett was a multiple county senior championship medal winner with Lees.[citation needed]
Beckett's son, Derry, was a dual All-Ireland medal winner with Cork in the 1940s.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Munster Senior Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "The most famous challenge match in Carlow GAA history". Carlow People. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.