Bill Landers

Bill Landers
Personal information
Irish name Liam de Londras
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1901-04-26)26 April 1901
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 22 December 1958(1958-12-22) (aged 57)
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Nickname Lang
Occupation Hospital porter
Club(s)
Years Club
Rock Street
Austin Stacks
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1923-1933
Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1

William John Landers (26 April 1901 – 22 December 1958) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Rock Street and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

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Landers enjoyed a successful Gaelic football career and was part of two All-Ireland-winning teams.[1] He was also on the losing side in the 1923 All-Ireland final. Landers's inter-county career was interrupted as a result of his emigration to the United States in 1925. He returned in 1932 and immediately regained his place on the Kerry team, while he also won a County Championship title with Rock Street. Landers captained the Kerry team that toured North America in 1933 and played his last game for the team in an All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Cavan that same year. He also earned selection on the Munster team.[2]

Personal life and death

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Landers was one of three brothers, Tim (Roundy) and John Joe (Purty), who between them won 12 All-Ireland medals.[3][4] He was involved in the War of Independence and took the anti-Treaty side during the Civil War.

Landers died from a heart attack on 22 December 1958.

Honours

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Rock Street
Kerry

References

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  1. ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Railway Cup Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Key player in first golden age of Kerry football". Irish Times. 15 September 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Remembering one of the Greatest – Tim 'Roundy' Landers". Austin Stacks GAA website. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 18 September 2021.