Garry O'Mahony
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Mathúna
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1933
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 24 October 2011 (aged 78)
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Garage assistant
Club(s)
Years Club
 John Mitchels
Club titles
Kerry titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1953-1956
 Kerry 7 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Garry O'Mahony (1933 – 24 October 2011) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side John Mitchels and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

A member of the John Mitchels club, in Tralee, O'Mahony won his first County Championship title in 1952 before claiming a second title in 1959.[1] He first played for the Kerry senior football team during the 1953-54 league and succeeded in displacing Johnny Foley as the first-choice goalkeeper. O'Mahony won the first of back-to-back Munster Championship medals in 1954 and, after defeat by Meath in the 1954 All-Ireland final, claimed a winners' medal after lining out in goal in Kerry's defeat of Dublin in the 1955 All-Ireland final. He retained his position in goal for the opening round of the 1956 Munster Championship but lost his place to Donal Marcus O'Neill later that year.[2]

Honours

John Mitchels
Kerry

References

  1. ↑ "Club History". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland winning Kingdom goalkeeper passes away". Hogan Stand. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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