Michael J. Kennedy (born 1958) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the St Margaret's club and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.
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| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editKennedy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the St Margaret's club.[1] He was still eligible for the minor grade when he was promoted to the club's senior team, but enjoyed little in terms of success.
Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Dublin as a member of the minor team. He won a Leinster MFC medal in 1976, however, his subsequent three-year spell with the under-21 team without success.[2] Kennedy joined the senior team in 1979 and won the first of six Leinster SFC medals that year before losing the All-Ireland final to Kerry.[3] In all, he made five All-Ireland final appearances, with victory coming on one occasion against Galway in 1983. Kennedy also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster in 1988, the same year he was named as the All-Star left corner-back.[4][5]
Honours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Club history". St Margaret's GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Legends of the club: Majestic Mick Kennedy was a top-class defender with St Margaret's". Irish Independent. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Leinster Railway Cup Football winning teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Seven Dubs included in football All-Stars selection". Dublin GAA website. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.