Paddy Kelly (Kerry footballer)

Paddy Kelly is a Gaelic footballer from County Kerry who won an All-Ireland medal with Kerry in 2004 and a Munster Minor Championship in 2001. At club level he played with several clubs, including Ballylongford, John Mitchels and Listowel Emmets. He first played for Kerry at minor level in 2001, when wins over Waterford and Cork brought a Munster medal before a loss to Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final. He then spent three seasons with the Kerry under-21 team: in 2002 he was right half forward as Kerry beat Clare in the Munster final, though they lost the All-Ireland semi-final to Galway, and Kerry lost the Munster final to Waterford in 2003 and to Cork in 2004. He was a surprise choice at midfield for Kerry's 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Dublin, came on as a substitute and scored a point in the semi-final win over Derry, and appeared again when Kerry beat Mayo in the final to take the title.