Peter King (born 1983) is an
Irish Gaelic football
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er who played as a left corner-back for the
Tipperary senior team.
Born in
Ballina,
County Tipperary, King first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the
2005 championship. King immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one
Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
At club level King is a one-time
championship medallist with
Monaleen
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.
King retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the
2007 championship.
Honours
Player
;Monaleen
*
Limerick Senior Football Championship (1): 2010
;Tipperary
*
Tommy Murphy Cup (1):
2005
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References
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1983 births
Living people
Ballina Gaelic footballers
Monaleen Gaelic footballers
Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers