Jackie Walsh

Jackie Walsh, born in Ballylongford, County Kerry, in 1951, is an Irish former Gaelic footballer whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned twelve seasons from 1971 to 1981. He was born into a strong Gaelic football family: his father Johnny Walsh was a five-time All-Ireland medal winner with Kerry between 1932 and 1941, and his brother Barry also played with Kerry. He became involved in club football with Ballylongford, won numerous divisional medals and later a county senior championship medal with the divisional side Shannon Rangers, and he claimed an All-Ireland medal with University College Dublin. He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Kerry under-21 team, which he captained in 1972, winning a Munster medal and finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up.