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Paddy Whitty

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Paddy Whitty
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig de Fuite
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born 25 July 1908
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Died March 1994 (aged 85)
London, England
Occupation Publican
Club(s)
Years Club
John Mitchels
Club titles
Kerry titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1926-1936
Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 4
NFL 3

Patrick Desmond Whitty (25 July 1908 – March 1994) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with John Mitchels and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He played both in defence and as a forward.

Playing career

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Whitty first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the John Mitchels club that won County Championship titles in 1929 and 1937.[1] He was just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team and was a member of the team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1926, however, he didn't receive a winners' medal. Whitty was also a member of the Kerry team that won the title in 1930 but did not appear in the All-Ireland final win over Monaghan. He claimed back-to-back All-Ireland medals on the field of play in 1931 and 1932.[2] Whitty's other honours with Kerry include being involved in eight Munster Championship-winning teams and two National Football League medals on the field of play.[3] He also won a Railway Cup medal with Munster.[4]

Personal life and death

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Born in Tralee, County Kerry, Whitty emigrated to London in 1939. He spent most of his working life there in the pub trade. Whitty was also a mainstay of the Kerry Association in London.[citation needed]

Whitty died in March 1994.

Honours

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John Mitchels
Kerry
Munster


References

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  1. ^ "Club history". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ Murphy, Ciarán (15 March 2017). "Second Opinion: Kerry have special reason to stop Gavin's trailblazers". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Railway Cup Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.