Draft:Gabriel Casey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right-Half-Back | ||
| Born | Lispole, County Kerry | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1970s-1990s | Lispole | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1979 | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Gabriel Casey was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Lispole and played with Kerry at all levels in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]
Personal Life[edit]
He was a son of Kerry inter-county footballer of the 1930s and 1940s Bill Casey. He was also a cousin of Brian Mullins who played with Dublin in the 1970s and 1980s.[2]
His brothers, Gearóid and Riobard, also played with Kerry at all levels.[3]
Club[edit]
At club level, he lined out with Lispole and West Kerry.
With Lispole, he won eight West Kerry Senior Football Championship titles, as well as a Kerry Junior Championship title.[3]
With West Kerry he was a two time County Senior Championship winner in 1984[4] as captain and again in 1985. [5]
Minor[edit]
He lined out with Kerry at minor level first in 1975. He was Right Half Back as Kerry overcame Cork in the Munster final. After a semi-final win over Roscommon, Casey and his teammates qualified for the All-Ireland final. He picked up a winners medal after a 1–10 to 0–04 over Tyrone.[6]
He was underage again in 1976. After an opening round win over New York, he lined out in another Munster final. This time Cork took the title.[7]
Under 21[edit]
After his displays at minor level, Casey joined the U21 team.
His first appearance was in the 1977 Munster final with Cork. A 2–08 to 0–08 win saw him pick up a Munster winners medal. After a semi-final win over Leitrim, Kerry qualified for the All-Ireland final. Casey was again at Right Half Back against Down. A 1–11 to 1–05 win seen him pick up an All-Ireland U21 winners medal.[8]
He picked up his second Munster medal in 1978 after another final win over Cork. A semi-final win over Louth seen him line out in his second All-Ireland final.In a close game with Roscommon Casey fell short of second All-Ireland medal in a 1–09 to 1–08 loss.[9]
In his last year of U21 Kerry lost out to Cork in the Quarter-final.[10]
Junior[edit]
He joined the Kerry Junior team in 1983. He picked up a Munster winners medal after a final win over Cork. A semi-final win over Galway seen Kerry into the All-Ireland Home final with Dublin. The sides ended level and Casey missed the replay. He was however back for the final with Yorkshire in Tralee. A 0–15 to 0–02 win seen Casey picked up an All-Ireland winners medal.[11]
He made another appearance at Junior level in 1988, but was on the losing side to Tipperary.[12]
Senior[edit]
Despite his success at underage level he only made two appearances at senior level. Both coming during the 1979 National League.[13]
Honours[edit]
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Lispole
- West Kerry Senior Football Championship (8): 1978,1979,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987
- Kerry Junior Football Championship (1): 1984
West Kerry
- Kerry Senior Football Championship (2): 1984 (c), 1985
- Kerry Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1977
Kerry
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 1975
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1975
- Munster Under 21 Football Championship (2): 1977. 1978
- All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship (1): 1977
- Munster Junior Football Championship (1): 1983
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 1983
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Lispole players who represented Kerry". 23 December 2014.
- ^ "The Big Interview - Brian Mullins: Part 1". www.gaa.ie.
- ^ a b "Terrace Talk – The Caseys of Lispole". 23 December 2014.
- ^ "O'Sé, Páidí - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Team of '84 honoured". Independent.ie.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1975 Minor". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1976 Minor". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1977 U21". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1978 U21". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1979 U21 :: Munster Quarter-Final :: Kerry Vs Cork". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1983 Junior". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1988 Junior :: Munster Semi-Final :: Kerry Vs Tipperary". www.terracetalk.com.
- ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1979 League". www.terracetalk.com.
Category:Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers
Category:Lispole Gaelic footballers