Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Ó Murchú | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born |
Tralee, County Kerry, Munster, Ireland | 30 May 1923||
Died |
1 December 2021 Douglas Road, Cork, Ireland | (aged 98)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Nickname | Jas | ||
Occupation | Garda Síochána | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kerins O'Rahilly's St. Nicholas' Garda | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1947–1948 1949–1954 |
Cork Kerry |
3 (0–00) 16 (0–00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 |
James Murphy (30 May 1923 – 1 December 2021), better known as Jas Murphy, was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Garda and at inter-county level with the Cork and Kerry senior football teams. He captained Kerry to the 1953 All-Ireland Championship.[1]