Pádraig Carney

Pádraig Carney, born in 1928 and died on 9 June 2019 at the age of 91, was a Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the senior Mayo county team. He was one of the last two living players from the winning Mayo team of 1951, the other being Paddy Prendergast. He first played for the seniors while still a minor in the 1946 championship and was a regular in the starting fifteen until he retired after the 1954 National League final, winning two All-Ireland medals, four Connacht medals and two National League medals. He was the first player to score a goal from a penalty in an All-Ireland final. He played club football with a range of clubs, winning two county championship medals with Castlebar Mitchels.