Ger Power
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid de Paor | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back\wing-forward | ||
| Born |
27 June 1952 Annacotty, County Limerick, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Civil servant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1970s - 1990s | Austin Stacks | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1973 - 1988 | Kerry | 52 (14-34) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 11 | ||
| All-Irelands | 8 | ||
| NFL | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 6 | ||
Ger Power (born 27 June 1952) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1988. Power captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1980.
Ger Power was born in Annacotty, County Limerick in 1952. He was little over a week old when his father, Jackie Power, who worked for CIÉ, was transferred to Tralee in County Kerry. Jackie was a great hurler with Limerick in the 1930s and 1940s, winning three All-Ireland medals in 1934, 1936 and 1940. He later played hurling with Kerry and was a huge influence on his son’s sporting career. Ger Power began his inter-county career with the Kerry under-16 hurling team, however, he soon realised that football was the most important sport to Kerry people.
Power played his club football with the famed Austin Stacks in Tralee. He showed exceptional talent from a young age and played a key role when the club won an under-16 county championship. Power subsequently won seven Kerry SFC titles with the club throughout the 1970s and 1980s. One of these county titles was converted into an All-Ireland title in 1977.
He also played hurling with the club and won a Minor County Championship in 1967.
Power played with Kerry's minor football team for two years and was captain of the side when they lost to Galway in the 1970 All-Ireland final. Power was a substitute on the Kerry senior team that lost in a replay to Offaly in the All-Ireland final of 1972. He played with the under-21 side for three years, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1973. Two years later in 1975 Power had a very successful year with the Kerry senior team. He captured his very first Munster Championship and All-Ireland medals at senior level, under the new management of the legendary Mick O'Dwyer. It was the beginning of a glorious era for Kerry football and Power played a key role in orchestrating much of the success.
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