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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tadhg Ó Dúda | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Dowdie | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Mitchels Thomas Davis | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1983-1988 | Kerry | 14 (1-11) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:15, 24 September 2011. | |||
Timothy O'Dowd (born 1963) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned six seasons from 1983 to 1988. [1]
Born in Tralee, County Kerry, O'Dowd was born into a strong Gaelic football family. His father, Tom, enjoyed a distinguished career with the John Mitchels club while he also played for Kerry at minor, junior and senior levels. [2]
O'Dowd first appeared for the John Mitchels club at underage levels, winning a county under-21 championship medal in 1983. He had made his senior debut as a fifteen year-old in 1978, however, he enjoyed little success in this grade. O'Dowd also lined out with the Thomas Davis club in Dublin.[ citation needed ]
O'Dowd made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was picked on the Kerry minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1980. O'Dowd made his senior debut during the 1982-83 league. Over the course of the next five seasons, he won three All-Ireland medals in-a-row from 1984 to 1986. O'Dowd also won three Munster medals and one National Football League medal. He played his last game for Kerry in February 1988.[ citation needed ]
O'Dowd was chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team in 1986, however, he ended his career without a Railway Cup medal.[ citation needed ]