John Kenny (Gaelic footballer)
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John Kenny (born 1973/1974)[1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Offaly county team.[2]
Kenny won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1997 and scored a goal against Cavan in the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.[3] He then won a National Football League medal while playing for Offaly in 1998.[4] When he won that league title Kenny played at half-back in the league final,[4] a role he played for Offaly in other games,[5] although he could also play as a forward.[6][7]
Shortly after Paul O'Kelly was appointed Offaly manager, Kenny scored two goals with his fist against Louth in the 2003 National Football League.[8] He retired from inter-county football at the end of 2003 due to family commitments,[1] though it was also reported that Offaly manager Gerry Fahey had dropped him from his panel.[9] However, by 2005, and with Kevin Kilmurray installed as Fahey's replacement, Kenny had returned to playing inter-county football for Offaly, when Tyrone player Conor Gormley broke Kenny's nose during a game in Omagh.[2]
