Niall Sheehy was a

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. He played

and hurling with his local club John Mitchels, he also played hurling with Austin Stacks. He was also a member of the senior

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from the 1958 until 1965, where he was nicknamed " Eusébio" for his kicking ability. He also played for the Kerry county hurling team. His father was

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. His brothers -

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and Paudie - both won All-Ireland titles with Kerry in the 1960s. Sheehy captained Kerry to the All-Ireland final in 1964, but lost out to Galway. He also won an All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship medal in 1961, Kerry's first All Ireland Hurling title since 1891, as well as 3 National Hurling League Div 2 titles. At club level Sheehy was part of the famed John Mitchels team of the 1950s and 1960s, winning seven Kerry Senior Football Championships (1952, five in a row from 1959 to 1963 and again in 1966).

Honours

Club

;John Mitchels * Kerry Senior Football Championship (7): 1952, 1959 (c), 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966

County

;Kerry ;Football * Munster Senior Football Championship (6): 1958, 1960, 1961 (c), 1962, 1963 (c), 1964 (c) * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2):

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* National Football League (2) 1961, 1963 ;Hurling * Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1961 * All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1961 *

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Division 2 (3) 1957. 1963, 1968

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Dual players John Mitchels (Kerry) Gaelic footballers John Mitchels (Kerry) hurlers Austin Stacks hurlers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Niall {{Kerry-hurling-bio-stub