Vincent O'Connor
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Nickname | Shin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1957 (age 68–69) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vincent 'Shin' O'Connor (born 1957 in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1984.[1] He was a selector under Páidí Ó Sé during his time a Clare manager.
At club level he lined out with Dingle and West Kerry. He won back to back Kerry Senior Football Championship titles in 1984/85 with West Kerry.
With Dingle he won back to back Kerry Intermediate Football Championship titles in 1988/89.
Minor
O'Connor lined out with Kerry at minor level in 1975. A semi-final win over Tipperary on a 6-23 to 0-05 scoreline and a Munster final win over Cork on a 3-07 to 1-11 scoreline seen him pick up a Munster Minor Football Championship medal.[2]
He missed the sides semi-final win over Roscommon but was back for the final. He was at Left Corner Back in a 1-10 to 0-04 win over Tyrone to pick up an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal.[3]
Under 21
O'Connor joined the Under 21 team straight out of minor.
In 1976 wins over Tipperary and Cork seen him pick up a Munster Under 21 Football Championship medal.[4] A semi-final win over Mayo seen Kerry qualify for the All-Ireland final. He was Right Half Back during a 0-14 to 1-03 win to pick up an All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship medal.[5]
In 1977 wins over Clare and Cork seen him pick up his second Munster title.[6] An All-Ireland semi-final win over Leitrim seen him qualify for another final. In the final Kerry faced Down. A 1-11 to 1-05 win seen him pick up his second All-Ireland U21 title.[7]
In 1978 wins over Tipperary,Clare and Cork seen O'Connor pick up his third Munster title in a row. A semi-final win over Louth seen O'Connor qualified for a third All-Ireland final in a row. There was to be no three in a row as Kerry cam up short on a 1-09 to 1-08 scoreline to Rocommon.[8]
