John Joe Sheehan
Irish Gaelic footballer (1929–2020)
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John Joe Sheehan (6 May 1929 – 16 June 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with the Killarney Legion club and was a two-time All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kerry senior football team.
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| Born | 6 May 1929 Farranfore, County Kerry, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 June 2020 (aged 91) Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:18, 18 June 2020. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Born in Farranfore, Sheehan first enjoyed success when, in 1946 and still a schoolboy, he won a Kerry County Championship medal with Killarney Legion and an All-Ireland Minor Championship with the Kerry minor football team. While training to be a teacher at St. Patrick's College he was selected for the Dublin senior football team but declared for Kerry and made his debut in the first round of the 1949-50 league. Sheehan captained Kerry to the Munster Championship title in 1951, before a spinal injury ruled him out of the game before a comeback which saw him win two All-Ireland Championship medals from three final appearances between 1953 and 1955. He was also selected for the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions.[1][2]
Honours
- Killarney Legion
- Kerry Senior Football Championship (1): 1946
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1953, 1955
- Munster Senior Football Championship (4): 1951 (c), 1953, 1954, 1955