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Gabriel Kelly

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Irish name
  
Gaibrial O Ceallaigh

Years
  
Club

Sport
  
Gaelic football

Years
  
County

Position
  
Right Corner Back

Name
  
Gabriel Kelly

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Gabriel Kelly is a former Gaelic football player for Cavan.

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Playing career

Renowned as one of the great corner-backs of his era, Kelly was the first Cavan man to receive an Cú Chulainn Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in the 1960s ('63, '64, '67). He was a permanent fixture on the all-conquering Ulster Railway Cup teams of the 1960s (1964, ‘ 65, ’66 and ’68). He won Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1962, ’64, ’67 and ’69. He went on to manage Cavan in the early '80's.

Other honours

  • He won a Connacht Minor Football Championship with Mayo
  • Number 122 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA
  • References

    Gabriel Kelly Wikipedia