Paul O'Connor is an Irish Gaelic footballer with the

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club and Kerry county team.

Playing career

Paul O'Connor was Kerry's forward in the 2004 and 2005

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, scoring 6 points in the 2004 final which Kerry lost to Tyrone. The following year, he was selected for the senior panel. The 19-year-old was a shock selection at left corner-forward for Kerry in the

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final against

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. It was his first

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start. The Cork side won, and O'Connor never really got into the game. He remained in the panel up to 2010, but only as a peripheral forward. However, he won the 2008

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with Kerry. He plays football and hurling with

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References

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