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Leo Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

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Leo Murphy, who was born in 1939 in Kilkeel, County Down, and died on 20 February 2017, was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer whose league and championship career with the Down senior team spanned ten seasons from 1957 to 1967. The Down County Board described him as the finest full back of his era. He played at St Colman's College in Newry, where he won a MacRory Cup medal in 1957, and at club level with Lisnacree, Kilkeel and Rostrevor. After debuting for the Down minor team at sixteen he won an Ulster Junior Football Championship in 1958, back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1960 and 1961, six Ulster Senior Football Championship medals and two National Football League medals. He later coached and managed club and college sides, and the Leo Murphy Cup in the GAA's U20 development leagues is named for him.

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Birth Year
1939 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Competitions
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On The Roster Of

Down county football team, Teams and Clubs
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Plays

Gaelic Football, Sports
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Nationality

Northern Ireland

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1. Leo Murphy (Gaelic footballer) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth
    Leo Murphy (1939
  • Lead, honours
    won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1960 and 1961. He also won six Ulster Senior Football Championship medals and two National Football League medals
  • Lead, nationality
    was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport played
    was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer
  • On The Roster Of: Down county football team, Lead, county team
    career with the Down senior team spanned ten seasons from 1957 to 1967
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Lead, championship
    won back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1960 and 1961
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