Seán Murphy (footballer)

Seán Murphy is an All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from County Kerry in Ireland.

Football career

Born in County Kerry, Murphy played for the Kerry County football team. He played club football for Dingle and UCD, where he qualified as a medical doctor. His greatest footballing performance was in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final of 1959, when Kerry defeated Galway in what has become known as "the Seán Murphy All-Ireland". [ [http://www.tribune.ie/2006/09/17/77540.html Tales of the unexpected ] ] Murphy's performance in that game has been described as the "definitive classical exhibition of halfback play". [ [http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/millennium.aspx Hoganstand.com - Profile ] ] He was rewarded with the Texaco Footballer of the Year title for that year. [ [http://www.hoganstand.com/general/champs/millennium.aspx Hoganstand.com - Profile ] ] Murphy's brother Páidrag also played for Kerry. [ [http://www.tribune.ie/2006/09/17/77540.html Tales of the unexpected ] ]

Later life

Seán Murphy was named right half-back on the Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football Team of the Millennium. He has been described as the best wing-back in football history. [ [http://www.tribune.ie/2006/09/17/77540.html Tales of the unexpected ] ]

Dr. Murphy now lives in Tralee. [ [http://www.tribune.ie/2006/09/17/77540.html Tales of the unexpected ] ]

References

ee also

* List of people on stamps of Ireland