Paddy Morrissey

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Paddy Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name Padraig Ó Muireasa
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born 1955
Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Galtee Rovers
Club titles
Tipperary titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1977-1984
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Paddy Morrissey (born 1955) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary senior team.

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Born in Bansha, County Tipperary, Morrissey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1976 championship. Morrissey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.

At club level Morrissey is a three-time championship medallist with Galtee Rovers.

Morrissey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1984 championship.

In retirement from playing Morrissey became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector with the Tipperary minor and junior teams before taking charge of the senior team as manager. [1]

Honours

Player

Galtee Rovers

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References

  1. Roche, Pat (2 June 1997). "Tipperary have the last laugh in comedy of errors". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Tipperary Senior Football Manager
1996-1997
Succeeded by