Irish name Padraig O Muireasa Tipperary titles 3 Sport Gaelic football Years County | Position Right wing-back Name Paddy Morrissey Years Club | |
Paddy Morrissey (born 1955) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Bansha, County Tipperary, Morrissey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1976 championship. Morrissey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level Morrissey is a three-time championship medallist with Galtee Rovers.
Morrissey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1984 championship.
In retirement from playing Morrissey became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector with the Tipperary minor and junior teams before taking charge of the senior team as manager.