Teddy O'Connor (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1920 Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
11 December 1995 (aged 75) Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1946-1952 | Kerry | 17 (1-04) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Teddy O'Connor (1920 – 11 December 1995) was an Irish
Kerry senior football team
.
Career
O'Connor first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer as a schoolboy in his hometown of
Railway Cup medals with Munster
.
Personal life and death
O'Connor was born in Killorglin, County Kerry. After a period in the Irish Army during the Emergency, he later worked as a publican in Killarney. He died on 11 December 1995.
Honours
- 21st Battalion
- Cork Junior Football Championship: 1944
- Killarney
- Dick Fitzgeralds
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1946
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1938
- Munster
- Railway Cup: 1948, 1949 (c)
References
- ^ "Club history". Dr Crokes GAA website. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "The last survivor of the Polo Grounds final passes away". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ O'Flaherty, Hugh (3 August 2013). "The time Cavan and Kerry played a part in NYC's sporting history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2021.