Peter Crowley (born 22 May 1990) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club Laune Rangers. Crowley was a member of the Kerry county football team at senior level between 2012 and 2021, and was on the

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winning team. He retired from inter-county football in April 2021.

Early and personal life

From Killorglin, Crowley attended the Intermediate School Killorglin. He is a pharmacist by trade.

Career

Crowley played club football with Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship. While at university, he played with UCC and won a Sigerson Cup medal and a Cork Senior Football Championship medal in 2011. He also won an Munster Minor Football Championship medal. Joining the senior Kerry county football team in 2012, Crowley was a member of Kerry's successful

team. After coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat of Cork in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship final, he started at the centre half back position in the 2014 All-Ireland final. Following Kerry's win over Donegal in the final, Crowley was recognised with an All-Star award for the 2014 football season. Crowley was a member of the Kerry team that won the

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, and he also represented Ireland in the

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. While he was a member of the panel that reached the 2019 National Football League division 1 final, he did not participate in the 2019 championship season due to injury. Crowley announced his retirement from inter-county football in April 2021, due to "injury problems and work commitments".

References

1990 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Irish pharmacists Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Laune Rangers Gaelic footballers Health professionals from County Kerry {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub