Edmond Roche (1929 – 11 October 2004), known as Ned Roche, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Clonmel Commercials and Knocknagoshel and at inter-county level with the Tipperary and Kerry senior football teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn de Róiste | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1929 Knocknagoshel, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 October 2004 (aged 75) Wilton, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ned | ||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Clonmel Commercials Knocknagoshel | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1952 1953-1958 |
Tipperary Kerry |
20 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Career
editRoche first played Gaelic football at club level with Knocknagoshel before transferring to the Clonmel Commercials club.[1] His performances with the latter resulted in a call-up to the Tipperary senior football team, however, he declared for the Kerry senior football team in advance of the 1953 Munster Championship. Roche won the first of four provincial championship medals that year before ending the season with an All-Ireland title after a defeat of Armagh in the final. After defeat by Meath in the 1954 All-Ireland final, he claimed a second winners' medal after lining out at full-back in Kerry's defeat of Dublin in the 1955 All-Ireland final.[2][3]
Honours
edit- Kerry
References
edit- ^ "Knocknagoshel's Kerry Players". Knocknagoshel GAA website. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Ned Roche". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Ned Roche, the 'exile', had an indestructible presence". The Kerryman. 21 October 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
edit- Ned Roche profile at the Terrace Talk website