Peter John O'Grady (1921 – 14 June 1993[2]) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Fermoy and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Gráda | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1921 Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
14 June 1993 (aged 72) Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Hawker[1] | ||
| Occupation | Motor trade employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Fermoy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1943-1946 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Playing career
editAfter beginning his Gaelic football career at school's level with the local CBS, O'Grady was a part of the Fermoy minor team that won the County Championship in 1938. As a result, he captained the Cork minor team to their very first Munster Minor Championship success in 1939. O'Grady subsequently established himself on the Fermoy senior team and won a County Championship medal in 1945. He had earlier claimed a junior championship title as a hurler with Oldcastletown. After first lining out for Cork as a member of the junior team, O'Gardy was a substitute on the senior team that won the Munster Championship in 1943. He won a second provincial title from the bench in 1945, before ending the season by again lining out as a substitute when Cork claimed the All-Ireland title after a defeat of Cavan in the final.[3][4][5]
Personal life and death
editO'Grady was associated with the motor trade all his life, beginning with Cavanagh's of Fermoy and finishing his career with Pope's Garage in Cork. He died on 14 June 1993.[citation needed]
Honours
edit- Oldcastletown
- Fermoy
- Cork
References
edit- ^ Moynihan, Michael (30 October 2020). "'The only one comparable was Mick Mackey': Jimmy Lynam recalls his team-mate Christy Ring". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Memories from June 1993 – Avondhu news snippets". The Avondhu. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "Clon connections to Cork success in 1945". West Cork People. September 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "A football life less ordinary". The Anglo-Celt. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Keys, Colm (31 July 2013). "Bailieborough and the Cavan goalkeeping connection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2021.