Patrick Desmond Whitty (25 July 1908 – March 1994) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with John Mitchels and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He played both in defence and as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig de Fuite | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
25 July 1908 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
March 1994 (aged 85) London, England | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Mitchels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1926-1936 | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
Playing career
editWhitty first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the John Mitchels club that won County Championship titles in 1929 and 1937.[1] He was just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team and was a member of the team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1926, however, he didn't receive a winners' medal. Whitty was also a member of the Kerry team that won the title in 1930 but did not appear in the All-Ireland final win over Monaghan. He claimed back-to-back All-Ireland medals on the field of play in 1931 and 1932.[2] Whitty's other honours with Kerry include being involved in eight Munster Championship-winning teams and two National Football League medals on the field of play.[3] He also won a Railway Cup medal with Munster.[4]
Personal life and death
editBorn in Tralee, County Kerry, Whitty emigrated to London in 1939. He spent most of his working life there in the pub trade. Whitty was also a mainstay of the Kerry Association in London.[citation needed]
Whitty died in March 1994.
Honours
edit- John Mitchels
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1929, 1937
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936
- National Football League: 1927–28, 1930–31, 1931–32
- Munster
- Railway Cup: 1931
References
edit- ^ "Club history". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Ciarán (15 March 2017). "Second Opinion: Kerry have special reason to stop Gavin's trailblazers". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Railway Cup Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.