John Kenny (Gaelic footballer)

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John Kenny (born 1973/1974) [1] is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Offaly county team. [2]

Kenny won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1997 and scored a goal against Cavan in the 1997 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. [3] He then won a National Football League medal while playing for Offaly in 1998. [4] When he won that league title Kenny played at half-back in the league final, [4] a role he played for Offaly in other games, [5] although he could also play as a forward. [6] [7]

Shortly after Paul O'Kelly was appointed Offaly manager, Kenny scored two goals with his fist against Louth in the 2003 National Football League. [8] He retired from inter-county football at the end of 2003 due to family commitments, [1] though it was also reported that Offaly manager Gerry Fahey had dropped him from his panel. [9] However, by 2005, and with Kevin Kilmurray installed as Fahey's replacement, Kenny had returned to playing inter-county football for Offaly, when Tyrone player Conor Gormley broke Kenny's nose during a game in Omagh. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Offaly football star Kenny calls it a day". Irish Examiner. 2 December 2003. Kenny, 29, has a young family and admitted he just couldn't balance the hectic inter-county schedule with his family life any more.
  2. 1 2 Hickey, Paddy (9 March 2005). "Kilmurray left fuming over Kenny incident". Irish Independent.
  3. ↑ "Offaly Goals kill off Cavan". The Irish Times. 5 August 1997.
  4. 1 2 "All Ireland Winning Teams".
  5. ↑ "Relegated rise to occasion". The Irish Times. 1 April 2002.
  6. ↑ "Donegal finish stronger". The Irish Times. 18 February 2002.
  7. ↑ Roche, Pat (25 March 2002). "Galway relieved to avoid relegation". The Irish Times.
  8. ↑ "Offaly profit as Louth let chances slip". The Irish Times. 3 February 2003.
  9. ↑ "New Offaly boss Fahey omits five key players". Irish Examiner. 19 December 2003.
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