Con Brosnan

Cornelius Brosnan lived from 27 December 1900 to 12 August 1975 and was an Irish Gaelic footballer, selector and trainer. At club level he played with Newtownsandes and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team, usually at midfield. Selected for Kerry in 1923, he won the first of six All-Ireland Championships the following year, and captained the team that beat Kildare in 1931 during Kerry's four-in-a-row from 1929 to 1932. He also won nine Munster titles and four consecutive National League titles, and was included on the national team for the Tailteann Games. In retirement he trained Kerry to All-Ireland victories in 1939 and 1940. He took part in the War of Independence and joined the Free State Army after the Anglo-Irish Treaty.