Jack Walsh (Gaelic footballer)

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Jack Walsh
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Back
Born Asdee, County Kerry, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
1920s-1980s
 Asdee
Club titles
Kerry titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1928–1943
 Kerry 21
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 6
NFL 4

Jack Walsh (born 1903) was a Gaelic footballer from Asdee, County Kerry. A left full back, [1] he played with Kerry from 1924 to 1934. [1] He won 5 Munster Senior Championships, 6 All-Ireland Senior Championships and 4 National Leagues during his career. [1]

Life and career

Walsh was educated at Asdee National School, then St. Michael's College in Listowel. [1]

After a trial game, he was picked for Kerry in 1924, playing in the All-Ireland final against Dublin, which Kerry won by one point. [1] His second All-Ireland victory was in 1926, when Kerry beat Kildare in the final after a replay. [1] During this match Walsh switched to left full back to replace an ill team-mate, a position he then held until his retirement from inter-county football in 1934. [1]

Walsh was a member of the Kerry team for each of their "four in a row" All-Ireland titles in 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932. [1] He was also in the team that was beaten in the semi-final in 1933 by Cavan, in Walsh's last match for the county. [1] Walsh was also a member of Railway Cup-winning sides in 1927 and 1931. [1]

Walsh toured the United States with Kerry on three occasions, in 1927, 1931, and 1933. [1]

At club level he played with Asdee and Shannon Rangers, with whom he won County Championship medals in 1942 and 1945.

In 2015, Asdee GAA opened a new pitch named Walsh Park in honour of Jack Walsh. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Sheehan, Michael (27 March 2015). "Jack Walsh". Asdee GAA. Retrieved 22 April 2017.


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