Johnny Culloty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seánaí Ó Collata | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Forward/Goalkeeper | ||
| Hurling Position: | Forward | ||
| Born | Killarney County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
1950's-1970's
1950's-1970's 1980's |
St. Patricks East Kerry | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Kerry titles | 4 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1955-1971 |
Kerry (F) Kerry (H) |
44 (1-01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 12 | 0 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 5 | 0 | |
| League titles | 5 | 4 Div 2 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 0 | |
1950's-1970's
Johnny Culloty was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsperson from Killarney, County Kerry. He played both football and hurling with Kerry from the 1950s till the 1970s, winning All Ireland and National League titles in both. He was also a successful dual player at club level winning county championships in both codes.
Club career
Culloty played his club football with the Killarney Legion club as well as the East Kerry team. With East Kerry he won 4 County championship and 2 Munster Championship titles.
He played hurling with the Killarney and St Patrick East Kerry teams. Over the course of career he won 1 County hurling championship, 3 minor championships and 4 Intermediate championships.
Intercounty career
Culloty first played with Kerry when he lined out in goal for the county minor hurlers when he was just 14 in a Munster Championship game with Limerick. He later joined the county minor football panel where he won a Munster Championship in 1954. That same year he was part of the Kerry junior side that won both Munster and All Ireland titles.
The following year he joined the senior team. Although more known as a goalkeeper his first game was as a forward when he came on as a sub in that years Munster final win over Cork. He kept his place for the rest of the year finishing off with a win over Dublin in the final.
He would play as an outfield player for the league campaigns 1956, 58 and beginning of 59. It was in the second game of the 59 league in a game with Galway that he first lined out in goal, a position he would keep until his retirement after the 1971 championship.
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