Jo Jo Barrett

Michael Joseph Barrett, known as Jo Jo Barrett, was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who died on 17 July 2021. Born in Tralee, County Kerry, he played for the Austin Stacks club and at senior level for the Kerry county team. He came on as a substitute at the age of 19 in Kerry's 1962 All-Ireland final win over Roscommon, and he also won an All-Ireland Under-21 title in 1964, a National League title and four Munster Championships. As a manager he guided Austin Stacks to the 1977 All-Ireland Club Championship, steered Clara to a first Offaly County Championship in 27 years and briefly managed the Wexford senior team, a spell that ended when he was suspended for two years for striking a referee. He later worked as a Gaelic games reporter in Dublin.