Connie Murphy (Gaelic footballer)
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Killarney,
County Kerry, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchur Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
1965 Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Retired Garda Síochána[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dr Crokes | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1987–1995 | Kerry | 15 (1–02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Cornelius Murphy (born 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dr Crokes club and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
He is a rare Kerry All Star who never won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[2]
Murphy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Dr Crokes club in Killarney. He won a Kerry U21FC title in 1986. By that stage Murphy had also joined the club's top adult team, having won a Kerry IFC title in 1985. He later won two Munster SCFC titles and was man of the match when Dr Crokes beat Thomas Davis in the 1992 All-Ireland club final.[3] Murphy's club career ended shortly after winning a second Kerry SFC medal in 2000.[4]
Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Kerry as a member of the minor team in 1983. He later spent a year with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without success. Murphy made his senior team debut during the 1987–88 league, however, his career coincided with a relatively fallow period in terms of success.[5] In spite of this, he was selected on the All-Star team in 1989 and won a Munster SFC medal in 1991.[6]