Ger Lynch (born 10 December 1958) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a wing back at senior level for the Kerry county team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó Loingsigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Wing back | ||
| Born |
10 December 1958 Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Psychiatric nurse | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1970s–1990s | Valentia | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1982–1989 | Kerry | 21 (0–1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Lynch made his first appearance for the team during the 1982 championship and became a regular player over subsequent seasons until his retirement in 1989. During that time he won three All-Ireland winners' medals, three Munster winners' medals, one National Football League winners' medal and one All-Star award.[2]
Himself and Tom Spillane — assigned to mark Tommy Conroy and Barney Rock during the 1984 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final — began their efforts during the national anthem, which they sang with aplomb.[3] Spillane, quoted in the book Princes of Pigskin, said of this tactic later: "There was no belting but the plot was to sing the National Anthem as loud as we could into their ears to put the fear of God into them. Neither of us were great singers but they must have thought we were wired to the moon".[3]
Lynch has two children: Muireann and Tadhg Lynch. His nephew is County Down referee Philip Cauley of St.Pauls GAC.
References edit
- ^ "Statistics on Ger Lynch". Terrace Talk. Radio Kerry. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Kerry GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ^ a b Kissane, Sinéad (14 September 2019). "Tommy Walsh's return is the comeback story that looked like it might never happen". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 14 September 2019. The headline in the printed edition read: "From twin tower to supersub target man, Walsh is key to Kingdom dream".