Jerry O'Mahoney (born 19?? in
Reenard,
County Kerry
County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...
) was an
Irish sportsperson. He plays
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
with his local club
Renard and
Kerry before he
immigrated to
London.
Jerry played minor and Under 21 for
Kerry before he emigrated to
London in 1970. He was one of the stars as
London beat
Dublin in the Junior All Ireland final of 1971 and played for
London in the Connaught Championship.
At club level, he played with The Kingdom club. He won six London senior Championships, five senior leagues, five Club Championships of Britain and two All Ireland 7-a-sides.
Arguably the greatest
Kerry footballer ever to play in
England. In 2011 he was picked on the All Star London team 1960–2010.
References
* http://terracetalk.com/articles/296/Honouring-Five-Kerrymen-on-the-Greatest-London-team-1960--2010
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers
Kingdom Kerry Gaels Gaelic footballers
Renard Gaelic footballers
South Kerry Gaelic footballers
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