Thomas O'Connor (3 November 1918 – 26 February 1997) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Dingle GAA club and was an All-Ireland Championship-winning captain with the Kerry senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
3 November 1918 Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
26 February 1997 (aged 78) Rockaway, New York, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Gega | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Dingle | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1937-1948 | Kerry | 37 (7-47) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:18, 18 June 2020. | |||
Playing career edit
Born in Dingle, O'Connor first enjoyed footballing success at provincial level as a student with Dingle CBS. He progressed to inter-county level as captain of the Kerry minor football team that lost to Louth in the 1936 All-Ireland final. O'Connor was a late addition to the Kerry senior team the following year and claimed his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal after coming on as a substitute in the replay defeat of Cavan. He claimed a second All-Ireland winners' medal as Kerry's team captain in the 1939 All-Ireland championship, the first of three successive final victories. O'Connor won a fifth and final championship in the 1946 competition. During his 11-year inter-county career, he claimed eight Munster Championship medals. O'Connor was also involved in all six of Dingle's county senior championship victories, and was a two-time Railway Cup-winner with Munster.[1][2]
Honours edit
- Dingle
- Kerry Senior Football Championship (6): 1938, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (5): 1937, 1939 (c), 1940, 1941, 1946
- Munster Senior Football Championship (8): 1938, 1939 (c), 1940, 1941, 1942, -1946, 1947, 1948
- Munster
- Railway Cup (2): 1941, 1949
References edit
- ^ "Dingle days at the start of Kerry's golden era". Irish Times. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (27 August 2019). "How Kerry won an All-Ireland in an old set of Cork jerseys". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
External links edit
- Tom "Gega" O'Connor profile at the Terrace Talk website