Tim Landers (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tadhg de Londras | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1 November 1910 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
26 May 1991 (aged 80) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Nickname | Roundy | ||
| Occupation | Clerical officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Austin Stacks | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Kerry titles | 5 | 3 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1930–1945 | Kerry | 20 (8–20) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Timothy Landers (1 November 1910 – 26 May 1991) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level for the Kerry county team spanned sixteen seasons from 1930 to 1945.
Raised in
Austin Stacks club Landers won five county football championship medals.[citation needed
]
Landers made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he was selected for the Kerry junior team, winning
1930-31 National League. Over the course of the next fifteen years, Landers won five All-Ireland medals, eight Munster medals and two National Football League medals. He played his last game for Kerry in July 1945. Landers's brothers, John Joe and Bill, also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Kerry.[1]
After being chosen for the
Railway Cup medal.[citation needed
]
In retirement from playing, Landers came to be regarded as one of Kerry's greatest players of all time. In 1985, he and his brother John Joe were jointly presented with the GAA All-Time All Star Award.[2]
References
- ^ "Key player in first golden age of Kerry football". Irish Times. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
- ^ "A Rock Street legend". Irish Independent. 2 September 2001. Retrieved 11 June 2018.