Jack Kissane
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| Born | 20 November 1929 Lisselton, County Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 January 2022 (aged 92) Salthill, County Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Brigadier-General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seán Kissane (20 November 1929 – 5 January 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with An Chéad Cath and at inter-county level with the Galway senior football team.[1] He usually lined out as a defender.
Kissane first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer as a cadet officer in the Curragh, before moving to Galway. As a member of An Chéad Cath, he won a Galway SFC title in 1951.[2] Kissane's displays for the Army team led to him being called up to the Galway senior football team and he made his championship debut in 1953. He won five Connacht Championship titles over the following seven seasons and was at right wing-back when Galway beat Cork in the 1956 All-Ireland final. Kissane also lined out when Galway were beaten by his native Kerry in the 1959 All-Ireland final.[3]