Irish name Deasún Ó Gráda Position Left wing-back Nickname Dessie All stars 0 | Sport Gaelic football Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Other name Dessie | |
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Desmond "Des" O'Grady (born 1953) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior football team.
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Born in Togher, Cork, O'Grady first played competitive football during his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Cork under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1977 championship. O'Grady was a regular member of the team for just one season. He was a Munster runner-up on one occasion.
At club level O'Grady is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with St. Finbarr's. In addition to this he also won two Munster medals and three championship medals.
His brother, Dónal, was an All-Ireland medallist as a player and as a manager with the Cork senior hurling team.
In recent times O'Grady has become involved in politics. In 2014 he was elected to Cork County Council as a Sinn Féin member.