John Joe Sheehan

Irish Gaelic footballer (1929–2020)

John Joe Sheehan
Personal information
Irish name Seán Seosamh Ó Síocháín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born 6 May 1929
Farranfore, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 16 June 2020 (aged 91)
Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation National school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
 Firies
Killarney Legion
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1949–1955
 Kerry 11 (2–07)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:18, 18 June 2020.

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.

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

References

  1. ^ Fogarty, John (16 June 2020). "Former Kerry captain John Joe Sheehan dies". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Sad week in Kerry GAA". Hogan Stand. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  • John Joe Sheehan profile at the Terrace Talk website
John Joe Sheehan navigation boxes
Sporting positions
Preceded by Kerry Senior Football Captain
1951 		Succeeded by
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Kerry – 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (17th title)
Sub used
16 G. O'Sullivan for D. Hanafin
Subs not used
17 J. O'Shea
18 P. Sheehy
19 B. O'Shea
20 M. Brosnan
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Kerry – 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
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Kerry – 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (18th title)
Sub used
16 J. J. Sheehan for T. Moriarty
Subs not used
17 G. O'Sullivan
18 B. Buckley
19 D. McAuliffe
20 C. Kennelly
21 D. Dillon
22 N. Fitzgerald
23 P. Fitzgerald
24 D. O'Neill