Gabriel Kelly
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gaibrial Ó Ceallaigh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right Corner Back | ||
Born | County Mayo, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Bailieborough Cavan Gaels | |||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1955–1969 | Cavan | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
All Stars | 3 |
Gabriel Kelly is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
Playing career
[edit]Renowned as one of the great corner-backs of his era, Kelly was the first Cavan man to receive an Cú Chulainn Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in the 1960s ('63, '64, '67). He was a permanent fixture on the all-conquering Ulster Railway Cup teams of the 1960s (1964, ‘ 65, ’66 and ’68). He won Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1962, '64, '67 and '69.[1][2] He went on to manage Cavan in the early '80's.
Other honours
[edit]- He won a Connacht Minor Football Championship with the Mayo county team
- Number 122 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA
References
[edit]- ^ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "125 - Cavan Player List". 11 February 2009.