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Tom Long (Gaelic footballer)

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Thomas Long, who lived from 1936 until 13 February 2023, was an Irish Gaelic footballer whose league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned nine seasons from 1956 to 1964. He made his debut on the inter-county scene at seventeen with the Kerry minor team and ended his one minor season as an All-Ireland runner-up. He made his senior debut during the 1956 championship and over the next nine seasons won two All-Ireland medals, in 1959 and 1962, seven Munster medals and three National Football League medals. He was first chosen for the Munster inter-provincial team in 1957, and he played his last game for Kerry in September 1964.

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    Thomas Long (1936
  • Lead, honours
    he won two All-Ireland medals in 1959 and 1962. Long also won seven Munster medals and three National Football League medals
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    was an Irish Gaelic footballer
  • Plays: Gaelic Football, Lead, sport played
    was an Irish Gaelic footballer
  • On The Roster Of: Kerry county football team, Lead, county team
    His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned nine seasons from 1956 to 1964
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, Lead, championship
    he won two All-Ireland medals in 1959 and 1962
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