Dr. Seán Murphy (born 1932 in

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) is an

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former

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er who played for his local club

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and at senior level for the Kerry county team from 1953 until 1961.

Football career

Murphy was born in

. He played club football for

and at

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(UCD), where he played for

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and qualified as a medical doctor. His greatest footballing performance was in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final of 1959, when

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defeated

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in what has become known as "the Seán Murphy All-Ireland".Tales of the unexpected
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He was rewarded with the

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title for that year. Murphy's brothers Pádraig, Seamus & Tomas also played for Kerry.

Later life

In 1984, the GAA's centenary year Seán Murphy was named right half-back on the Football Team of the Century. In 1999 he was again honoured by the GAA by being named on their Gaelic Football Team of the Millennium. Dr. Murphy now lives between

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and England.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Sean 1932 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Annascaul Gaelic footballers Camp Gaelic footballers Dingle Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Texaco Footballers of the Year UCD Gaelic footballers

Football career

Later life

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