Pádraig Carney (1928 – 9 June 2019) was a

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er who played as a centre-forward for the senior Mayo county team. He was one of the last two living players from the winning 1951 Mayo team, the other being Paddy Prendergast. Carney first played for the senior team while he was still a minor in the 1946 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the National League final in 1954. During that time, he won two

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medals, four

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medals and two

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medals. Carney also had the distinction of being the first player to score a goal from a penalty in an All-Ireland final. Carney played club football with a range of clubs. However, it was with Castlebar Mitchels that he won two

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medals. He died in June 2019, at the age of 91.

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