Johnny Buckley (Gaelic footballer)

Johnny Buckley (31 July 1989) is a Gaelic footballer from Killarney, County Kerry. He has played with Kerry at every level and plays with the Dr Crokes club.

Johnny Buckley
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Buachalla
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Midfield
Born (1989-07-31) 31 July 1989 (age 35)
Tralee, Ireland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Occupation Coach Tour Operator
Club(s)
Years Club
2007–
Dr Crokes
Club titles
Kerry titles 7
Munster titles 5
All-Ireland Titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
UCC
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2012–2017
Kerry 13 (0-19)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

He first played with the Kerry minor team in 2006, winning the Munster championship and later played in the All-Ireland final loss to Roscommon. He was underage again in 2007 but had little success. He moved to the Under 21 team in 2008, winning Munster and All Ireland medals.[citation needed]

At club level he has 7 Kerry County championships . He has also won 5 Munster club titles between 2006 and 2018. He has also won a number of County league Div 1, County club championship and East Kerry championship titles. With UCC, he won both Sigerson Cup and Cork County football titles in 2011.[citation needed]

On St Patrick's Day 2017 he captained Dr. Crokes to their second ever All Ireland Senior Club title and he lifted the Andy Merrigan Cup jointly with a young Dr. Crokes supporter Amy O'Connor, who had been battling cancer.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "GAA superfan Amy O'Connor passes away after cancer battle". www.irishexaminer.com. 25 February 2018.
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