Dinny O'Shea

Dinny O'Shea
Personal information
Irish name	Donncha Ó Sé
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfield
Born	April 1932; Camp, County Kerry, Ireland
Died	22 June 2010 (aged 78); Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Bus driver
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Camp; Kerins O'Rahilly's
Club titles
Kerry titles	3
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1955-1959	Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NFL	1

Denis O'Shea (April 1932 – 22 June 2010) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Camp and Kerins O'Rahilly's and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.^[1]

Career[edit]

O'Shea first played Gaelic football at club level with Camp before transferring to the Kerins O'Rahilly's, with whom he won three Kerry Senior Football Championship titles between 1953 and 1957. He first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kerry junior team in 1955 before immediately being drafted onto the senior team. O'Shea won the first of two provincial championship medals that year before ending the season with an All-Ireland title after lining out at midfield in the defeat of Dublin in the 1955 All-Ireland final.^[2] He ended his career by claiming a National League title in 1959.^[3]

^ Fogarty, Weeshie (20 July 2010). "Death of Dinny O'Shea - Midfielder in Historic 1955 win over Dublin". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Denis shone in one of Kerry's greatest victories". The Kerryman. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Denis O'Shea". Hogan Stand. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2021.