Jo Jo Barrett
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Bairéid | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
Michael Joseph Barrett 1943 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
17 July 2021 (aged 77) Ardfert, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | Jo Jo | ||
| Occupation | Journalist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1959–1975 |
Austin Stacks | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1961–1966 | Kerry | 8 (1–03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Michael Joseph M. Barrett (1943 – 17 July 2021), also known as Jo Jo Barrett, was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager. He played for the Austin Stacks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team, before later serving as a club manager and, briefly, as manager of the Wexford county team.
Playing career
Born in
Management career
After retiring from club football, Barrett immediately took over the management of the Austin Stacks club and guided the team to the
Personal life and death
Barrett was the son of six-time All-Ireland-winner Joe Barrett. After a spell in the United States working as a barman, labourer and house painter, he returned in 1989 to work as a journalist in Dublin. Barrett died at his home in Barrow, Ardfert, County Kerry on 17 July 2021.
As of 1999, Barrett was working as a Gaelic Games reporter for the Evening Herald newspaper.[5]
Career statistics
| Team | Season | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 1961–62 | Division 1 | 0 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 |
| 1962–63 | 7 | 0–01 | 2 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 8 | 0–01 | ||
| 1963–64 | 2 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–00 | ||
| 1964–65 | 5 | 3–05 | 2 | 1–02 | 2 | 0–01 | 9 | 4–08 | ||
| 1965–66 | 3 | 1–01 | 0 | 0–00 | — | 5 | 1–06 | |||
| Career total | 17 | 4–07 | 4 | 1–02 | 4 | 0–01 | 25 | 5–10 | ||
Honours
Player
- Austin Stacks
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1973, 1975
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1962
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
- 1962-63
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1964
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship: 1964
Manager
- Austin Stacks
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1977
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship: 1976
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1976
- Clara
References
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (27 April 2017). "Magnificent 7: A look back at the most memorable U21 finals". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Legends of '70s setting the standard for Austin Stacks". Irish Independent. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Kimmage, Kevin (4 April 1999). "Jo Jo's passion play proved a step too far". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (2 April 1999). "Contrite Barrett banned for two years". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Horan, Liam (30 March 1999). "'Contrite' Barrett resigns but still faces lengthy ban". Irish Independent.