Peter Crowley (Gaelic footballer)
Kerry Gaelic footballer
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Peter Crowley (born 22 May 1990)[1] is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers. Crowley was a member of the Kerry county football team at senior level between 2012 and 2021, and was on the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team.[2] He retired from inter-county football in April 2021.[3]
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| Born | 22 May 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Pharmacist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and personal life
Career
Crowley played club football with Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship.[6] While at university, he played with UCC and won a Sigerson Cup medal and a Cork Senior Football Championship medal in 2011.[7] He also won an Munster Minor Football Championship medal.[1]
Joining the senior Kerry county football team in 2012, Crowley was a member of Kerry's successful 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship team.[2] After coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat of Cork in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship final,[8] he started at the centre half back position in the 2014 All-Ireland final.[9] Following Kerry's win over Donegal in the final, Crowley was recognised with an All-Star award for the 2014 football season.[4]
Crowley was a member of the Kerry team that won the 2017 National Football League,[10] and he also represented Ireland in the 2017 International Rules Series.[3]
While he was a member of the panel that reached the 2019 National Football League division 1 final,[7] he did not participate in the 2019 championship season due to injury.[11][12]
Crowley announced his retirement from inter-county football in April 2021, due to "injury problems and work commitments".[3]
