Irish name Sean O Murchu 1950s-1960s Dingle Years Club Role Football player | Position Right wing-back Name Sean Murphy Sport Gaelic football Years County All irelands 3 | |
Education University College Dublin | ||
Dr. Seán Murphy (born 1932 in Camp, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1953 until 1961. Murphy is regarded as one of the greatest players of all-time.
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Football career
Born in Camp, County Kerry, Murphy played for the Kerry County football team. He played club football for Dingle and UCD, where he qualified as a medical doctor. His greatest footballing performance was in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final of 1959, when Kerry defeated Galway in what has become known as "the Seán Murphy All-Ireland". Murphy's performance in that game has been described as the "definitive classical exhibition of halfback play". He was rewarded with the Texaco Footballer of the Year title for that year. Murphy's brothers Pádraig, Seamus & Tomas also played for Kerry.
Later life
In 1984, the GAA's centenary year Seán Murphy was named right half-back on the Football Team of the Century. In 1999 he was again honoured by the GAA by being named on their Gaelic Football Team of the Millennium.
Dr. Murphy now lives between Tralee and England.