Paudie Sheehy (1932–1967) was an
Irish
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sportsperson. He played
Gaelic football
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with
John Mitchels and the
Kerry county team from 1953 to 1962. He captained Kerry on two occasions.
Early life
Sheehy was the son of footballer
John Joe and a brother of
Seán Óg and
Niall
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.
Career
Youth
Sheehy first lined out for Kerry at a minor level in 1949. He won a
Munster Minor Football Championship
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medal after a final win over
Cork
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.
Sheehy's side later qualified for the
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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where they faced
Armagh
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. A 1–07 to 1–05 win saw the title go to the
Orchard County.
Sheehy played with Kerry minor again in 1950. He won a
Munster Minor Football Championship
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medal after a final win over
Limerick
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.
Sheehy's side later qualified for the
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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where they faced
Wexford
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. A 3–06 to 1–04 win over
Wexford
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saw Sheehy pick up a winners medal.
He also played hurling with Kerry at a minor level.
Senior
Sheehy went straight into the Kerry squad in 1951 and made his debut in the
Munster Senior Football Championship
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final win over Cork. He was named at Left Half Forward for the All-Ireland semi-final replay with
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, a game Kerry lost.
He played in all of
Kerry's 1951–52 National Football League games scoring an impressive 1–15 in six games as Kerry lost the Division 3 final to Cork.
He later made his first Munster start at Left Half Forward, where he scored four points in a 0–14 to 1–07 win over
Waterford
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. He kept his place for the final against Cork. It was a disaster at the
Cork Athletic Grounds
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as the holders crashed out on a 0–11 to 0-02 scoreline. Despite failing to score in the final he was Kerry's second-highest scorer in the championship.
His form kept up during the
1952–53 National Football League. He played in all of Kerry's games as they lost in the semi-final to
Cavan
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. He ended the campaign as Kerry's top scorer with 1-21. At just 21 years old, Sheehy was made the side's captain. He hit 3–03 in a 6–10 to 0-02 semi-final win over
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. Despite scoring only a single point in the final against Cork, his side did enough to take the title on a 2–07 to 2-03 scoreline. This gave Sheehy his second Munster medal. In the All-Ireland semi-final Kerry faced
Leinster
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champions
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. Sheehy gave another good display, marking two points, in a 3–06 to 1–06 win. Kerry faced
Armagh
Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...
in the final. However, a dispute arose over whether Sheehy would start in the final. Things were made more complicated as Sheehy's father
John Joe was one of the team's selectors. At the selection meeting before the All-Ireland final, John Joe excused himself when they reached Paudie's position; by the time he returned, his son had been dropped.
Jas Murphy
James Murphy (30 May 1923 – 1 December 2021), better known as Jas Murphy, was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Garda and at inter-county level with the Cork and Kerry senior football teams. He captained Kerry to the ...
led Kerry to a seventeenth title on a 0–13 to 1-06 scoreline. Despite serving as the side's captain at the start of the campaign and their top scorer, Sheehy failed to appear in the game.
Despite scoring in only two of the five games he played during the
1953–54 National Football League, he still finished as Kerry's third-highest scorer with 1-05.
He began the championship in good form with two points in a 3–10 to 1-02 Munster semi-final with over
Waterford
"Waterford remains the untaken city"
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. He lined out in his fourth championship final when Kerry again faced Cork. Three points from Sheehy saw his side take the title on a 4–09 to 2-03 scoreline and a third Munster medal for him. His contribution of 1–01 in the All-Ireland semi-final with
Galway
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proved to be the difference in a 2–06 to 1–06 win. Sheehy got his chance to line out in a senior final as Kerry squared off with Leinster champions
Meath. It wasn't a good day for the
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
man, however, as he failed to score and Kerry lost on a 1–13 to 1-07 scoreline.
He played in all of Kerry's
1954–55 National Football League games but his side failed to make the knockout stages.
For the second season in a row, Kerry accounted for
Waterford
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in the Munster. They played Cork again in the final. It was a game that cemented Sheehy as one of the game's top forwards as he hit five points in a 0–14 to 2–06 win and a fourth Munster title. Kerry faced
Cavan
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in the All-Ireland semi-final. In a game where he failed to score the sides ended level. In the replay, two points from Sheehy helped his side get the win at 4–07 to 0–05. Kerry qualified for a third consecutive All-Ireland. In Sheehy's second final Kerry faced the favorite,
Dublin
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.
Dublin
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had drawn attention by dismantling the reigning champions
Meath in the final of that year's
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...
in what was a twenty-point win. Sheehy managed only a single point, as
Jim Brosnan
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scored two crucial second-half points. He had flown home from
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for the final, where he was studying medicine. After missing out on the
1953
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win, Sheehy had his first All-Ireland medal following in his father's footsteps.
The next few seasons brought no success for Sheehy and Kerry. A final loss after a re-play came in 1956. Things got worse in 1957 as Kerry suffered a shock loss to
Waterford
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in the Munster semi-final.
In 1958, Kerry returned to the Munster final after a win over
Tipperary
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in the semis. In the final, they again faced Cork where a point from Sheehy helped them to a fifth title in a 2–07 to 0-03 win. In the All-Ireland semi-final, Sheehy faced
Derry
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. The Oak Leaf County had won its first
Ulster Senior Football Championship
The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...
a few weeks before and were underdogs going into the game. Despite two points from Sheehy, Kerry lost out by a single point on a 2–06 to 2-05 scoreline.
During the
1958–59 National Football League Sheehy played in and scored in all seven
Kerry' games, a total of 2–16, as The Kingdom overcame
Derry
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in the final to give Sheehy his first league winners medal.
After overcoming
Tipperary
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for the second year in a row it set up another Munster final with old foes Cork. Sheehy helped himself to 1–01 in
Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
as a 2–15 to 2-08 took him to his sixth Munster title. He put in a five-star display in the All-Ireland semi-final as his three points helped his side take
Dublin
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on 1–10 to 2-05. Kerry did enough to take the title with 3–07 to 1-04. It was a second title for Sheehy as he was joined by his younger brother
Niall
Niall is a male given name of Irish origin. The original meaning of the name is unknown, but popular modern sources have suggested that it means "champion" (derived from the Old Irish word ''niadh''),. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early an ...
.
In 1960, for the second time, Sheehy was named as Kerry captain. For the third year in a row
Tipperary
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were overcome in a game where he scored four points, to set up a novel Munster final with
Waterford
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. He led by example with his contribution of 1-04, a personal best in a Munster final, helping his side to a 3–15 to 0–08 win. It was Sheehy's seventh Munster title and second as captain. In a repeat of the previous All-Ireland final, Kerry overcame
Galway
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1–08 to 0-08. In the final Kerry faced first timers
Down. The Mournemen brought a new style of play with six inter-changeable forwards who introduced off-the-ball running that was no match for the Munster men's traditionalist style and they stormed to a 2–10 to 0–08 win and placed Sheehy as an All-Ireland Runner-up for the second time.
He was in good form during the
1960-61 National Football League scoring 2–06 in six games up to the semi-final replay win over
Roscommon
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. He played no part in that summer's championship.
In the twilight of his career he returned for the 1962 championship. In what was to be his last Munster final at the
Cork Athletic Grounds
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he won his eighth Munster title. He hit two points as Kerry got the better of
Dublin
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in the All-Ireland semi-final. The All-Ireland against
Roscommon
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was to be a special day for Sheehy and his family. He again lined out with his younger brother
Niall
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and another brother
Seán Óg was the side's captain. In what was the first game to be broadcast live on TV Sheehy hit two points as he won a third and final All-Ireland medal 1–12 to 1–06.
The 1962 final was Sheehy's final game with Kerry. Between 1951 and 1962 he played 35 championship games scoring 6-56. He won eight Munster titles, one
National Football League
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and three
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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titles.
College
During his college days, he played with
University College Cork
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The university was founded in 1845 as one of ...
. He won two
Sigerson Cup
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titles during his time with the Cork side in 1951–52 and again in 1952–53 as captain.
Club
Sheehy played with the
John Mitchels club during a golden era for the
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
side. He played in his first
Kerry Senior Football Championship
The Kerry Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Garvey’s SuperValu Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 188 ...
final in 1949 but was on the losing side to
Killarney
Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Castl ...
.
He was part of the lineup in a second final in 1951 in another Tralee/Killarney match. This time Sheehy faced
Dick Fitzgeralds, but again lost.
They returned to the final again in 1952 when they faced the
Kenmare
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divisional side. In the end, a 3–06 to 0–06 win brought the first title to Sheehy.
The rest of the 1950s brought him little success. However, much success was ahead for the
Tralee
Tralee ( ; ga, Trá Lí, ; formerly , meaning 'strand of the Lee River') is the county town of County Kerry in the south-west of Ireland. The town is on the northern side of the neck of the Dingle Peninsula, and is the largest town in County ...
players.
By the 1959 championship, Paudie was joined by his younger brothers Niall, Seán Óg, and Brian.
Mitchels returned to the final for the first time since 1952, where they faced the North Kerry divisional team,
Feale Rangers
Feale Rangers is a North Kerry Divisional Gaelic football team in Kerry. The teams involved are Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Gale Rangers, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane and St Senan's.
History
The first mention of Feale Rangers was in 1956 when a ...
. Paudie's brother
Niall
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saved the
Tralee
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side with a late goal and earned a 1–09 to 2–06 draw. The following April, Mitchels had too much for the North Kerry side as they won out on a 3–09 to 1-10 scoreline. This gave Paudie his second county title.
Mitchels were back in the final in 1960, and they again faced a divisional team, this time
West Kerry. The men from the West were favorites. However, the sides ended level and a replay was needed for the second year in a row. It was a disappointment, despite an outstanding display from Sheehy, as the second title in a row went to Tralee 1–11 to 0-03. It was his third medal, and he was team captain.
Sheehy played in the third final in a row and second in 1961, including the delayed 1960 final, in the first all-Tralee clash since 1936 with
Kerins O'Rahilly's
Kerins O'Rahilly's are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. They are based in the Strand Road area of the town. They are in Division 1 of the county league which they won in 2006, and compete in the County Cham ...
. A 2–09 to 0-08 score produced Sheehy's third title in a row and fourth overall.
The Mitchels again reached the final in 1962, and for the third time in four seasons, their opponents were a divisional team again facing
Feale Rangers
Feale Rangers is a North Kerry Divisional Gaelic football team in Kerry. The teams involved are Clounmacon, Duagh, Finuge, Gale Rangers, Listowel Emmets, Moyvane and St Senan's.
History
The first mention of Feale Rangers was in 1956 when a ...
. As in 1960, the sides couldn't be separated, despite Mitchels lead going into added time, as a late score by Rangers saw the sides finish level on a 2–08 to 1-11 scoreline. In the replay, Sheehy and his team made history as the title came to Tralee for the fourth year in a row and Sheehy won his fifth medal.
In 1963, the Mitchels qualified for a fifth final in a row. They faced Kerins O'Rahilly's. A fifth title came after a 4–04 to 2–03 win. It was Sheehy's sixth and final medal - a record that stood until 2017.
Honours
College
;University College Cork
;*
Sigerson Cup
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(2): 1951–52, 1952–53 (c)
Club
;John Mitchels
*
Kerry Senior Football Championship
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(6): 1952, 1959, 1960(c), 1961, 1962, 1963
County
;Kerry
*
Munster Senior Football Championship
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(8): 1951, 1953 (c), 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960 (c), 1961, 1962
*
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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(3):
1955
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,
1959
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,
1962
Events January
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* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
*
National Football League
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(1) 1959
*
Munster Minor Football Championship
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(2) 1949, 1950
*
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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(1) 1950
References
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1932 births
1967 deaths
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Paudie
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