Mikey Sheehy

Michael Sheehy, known as Mikey Sheehy, was born on 28 July 1954 in Tralee, County Kerry, and is one of the most celebrated forwards in the history of Gaelic football. He played club football for Austin Stacks and represented the Kerry senior team from 1973 to 1988, winning eight All-Ireland senior football medals, eleven Munster medals, three National Football League medals and seven All-Stars, and he was named Footballer of the Year in 1979. He also won an All-Ireland club medal with Austin Stacks, two All-Ireland under-21 medals, and five Railway Cup medals with Munster. His goal against Dublin in the 1978 All-Ireland final, lobbed over a goalkeeper who was arguing with the referee, is among the best remembered scores in the game. He was named at right corner-forward on both the Football Team of the Century in 1984 and the Football Team of the Millennium in 1999. After retiring he moved into team management and coaching, and in 2012 he became a selector with the Kerry senior team.