Con Brosnan
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| Born | 27 December 1900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 1975 (aged 74) Moyvane, County Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Publican | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cornelius Brosnan (27 December 1900 – 12 August 1975) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, selector and trainer. At club level he played with Newtownsandes and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out at midfield.
Brosnan played with the Newtownsandes club from 1917. In 1923, he was selected for the Kerry senior football team, which lost the All-Ireland final to Dublin. The following year he won the first of six All-Ireland Championships. Partnering Bob Stack at midfield, Brosnan scored twice in the one-point victory over Dublin. A second winners' medal followed in 1926 after a replay against Kildare in which he played despite illness. In 1927 he was part of the Kerry panel that toured the United States and of the Munster team that won the inaugural Railway Cup.[1] Brosnan's remaining All-Ireland medals were won during Kerry's record-equaling four-in-a-row achievement from 1929 to 1932, being team captain when they defeated Kildare in 1931.[2] Renowned for his physique, fielding, and ability to kick points,[citation needed] he also won nine Munster Championship titles, four consecutive National League titles and was included on the national team in the Tailteann Games.[3] In retirement from playing Brosnan remained closely linked with Kerry football and trained the team to All-Ireland victories in 1939 and 1940.