Brendan Lynch (Kerry Gaelic footballer)
Brendan Lynch (born 1949 in Beaufort, County Kerry) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Beaufort and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1968 until 1976.[1] He also played hurling with the Killarney club and won a County Hurling Championship medal in 1969, he also won a Cork County Football Championship and Munster Club Championships with UCC during his college days.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Ó Loingsigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1949 Beaufort, County Kerry | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1960s-1980s | Beaufort | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1968-1976 | Kerry | 32 (3-87) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
At the age of 25, he was the oldest player on the famous 1975 All-Ireland winning team.[2]
References
- "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 2010-06-23. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
- Reilly, Jerome; O'Mahoney, John (16 December 2012). "Shock as Kerry's best-loved son dies of a suspected heart attack". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
The oldest person on the team was Brendan Lynch and he was only 25. Nobody gave us a chance: we were just a team of 15 bachelors from Kerry up for the day.
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