Robbie Kelleher is a former Gaelic footballer from Glasnevin in Dublin who played at left full back for the Dublin county team in the 1970s. He won three All-Ireland medals with Dublin, in 1974, 1976 and 1977, along with two National Football League titles in 1976 and 1978, and received four All Star awards, for 1974, 1975, 1977 and 1978, a total that no other left full back has matched. In 1977 he married in San Francisco a week before the All-Ireland final and returned in time to play in the win over Armagh. A serious leg break in 1979 required two operations, and although he wanted to retire at 28 the manager Kevin Heffernan persuaded him to come back, and he finally retired in 1981 at the age of 31. He was educated at Coláiste Mhuire and went on to a career in economics.
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He grew up in Glasnevin, County Dublin.
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He grew up in Glasnevin, County Dublin.
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Robbie Kelleher is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin county team.
Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Playing career
He won three all-Ireland medals for Dublin in 1977, 1976, 1974.
Competed In: National Football League, Playing career, National Football League
He won the National Football League with Dublin 1978 and 1976.
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