Con Clifford

Cornelius Clifford (26 February 1888 – 24 December 1961) was a footballer and Gaelic games administrator. His championship career with the Kerry senior team lasted eight seasons from 1912 until 1919.[1]

Con Clifford
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born (1888-02-26)26 February 1888
Tralee, County Kerry, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died 24 December 1961(1961-12-24) (aged 73)
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Occupation Businessman
Club(s)
Years Club
 Tralee Mitchels
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Kerry titles 3 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1912-1919
 Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 2

Life

From Tralee, County Kerry, Clifford was born to Patrick and Hanora Clifford. The son of a businessman, he was educated locally and later inherited the family business becoming head of C. Clifford and Sons, Ltd.

Clifford first played competitive football and hurling with the Tralee Mitchels club. During a hugely successful era for the club, Clifford was a dual player and won three championship medals in each code.

Success at club level saw Clifford join the Kerry senior team and he made his debut during the 1912 championship. Over the course of the next eight seasons he enjoyed much success and won two All-Ireland medals as part of back-to-back successes in 1913 and 1914. He also won five Munster medals.

Honours
Tralee Mitchels
Kerry

References
  1. "Kerry GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.