Jack O'Shea
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Sé | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
19 November 1957 Cahersiveen, County Kerry |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1970s–1984 1985-1990s |
St. Mary's Leixlip |
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| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1976–1992 | Kerry | 53 (11–55) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 10 | ||
| All-Irelands | 7 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 6 | ||
Jack O'Shea (born 19 November 1957 in Cahersiveen, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football at various times with his local clubs St. Mary's in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1992. O'Shea is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.
He is currently a respected media pundit with a regular column in the sports section of the Irish edition of The Sunday Times. His son Aidan made his debut for the Kerry senior team in their successful 2009 National Football League campaign.
By the early 1970s, O'Shea had come to prominence on the Kerry minor football team. He made his minor championship debut against Waterford in 1974, however, the year ended without any success for Kerry. In 1975, a 3–7 to 1–11 defeat of arch-rivals Cork gave O'Shea a Munster winners' medal in the minor grade. That same year he was a late inclusion on Kerry's under-21 football team. O'Shea missed Kerry's Munster under-21 final triumph; however, he later lined out in the All-Ireland final in that grade with Dublin providing the opposition. A 1–15 to 0–10 score line gave Kerry the victory and gave O'Shea a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal.
In 1976, O'Shea won his first Munster under-21 title as Kerry retained their provincial crown at the expense of Cork. He later lined out in a second All-Ireland final. Kildare provided the opposition on that occasion; however, they were no match for Kerry. O'Shea collected a second All-Ireland winners' medal following a 0–14 to 1–3 victory.
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