Connie Murphy (Gaelic footballer)

Cornelius Murphy (born 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dr. Crokes club and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Connie Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Conchur Ó Murchú
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born 1965
Killarney,
County Kerry, Ireland
Occupation Retired Garda Síochána[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
 Dr. Crokes
Club titles
Kerry titles 2
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1987–1995
 Kerry 15 (1–02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Playing career

Murphy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Dr. Crokes club in Killarney. He won a Kerry U21FC title in 1986. By that stage Murphy had also joined the club's top adult team, having won a Kerry IFC title in 1985. He later won two Munster SCFC titles and was man of the match when Dr. Crokes beat Thomas Davis in the 1992 All-Ireland club final.[2] Murphy's club career ended shortly after winning a second Kerry SFC medal in 2000.[3]

Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Kerry as a member of the minor team in 1983. He later spent a year with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without success. Murphy made his senior team debut during the 1987–88 league, however, his career coincided with a relatively fallow period in terms of success.[4] In spite of this, he was selected on the All-Star team in 1989 and won a Munster SFC medal in 1991.[5]

Management career

Murphy was appointed manager of the Kerry junior football team in 2002. His two-year tenure in charge saw the team win consecutive Munster JFC titles, however, Kerry lost the 2002 All-Ireland junior final to Wicklow.[6]

Honours

Player
Dr Crokes
Kerry

Management
Kerry

References
  1. "Connie Murphy Bows Out after 31 Years Service to An Garda Síochána". The Maine Valley Post. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. "Crokes hero expecting a repeat of '92 fairytale". Irish Independent. 16 March 2007. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. "The greatest, a leader, intelligence - the Dr Crokes insight after Cooper's Kerry retirement". The 42. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  4. "Balls Remembers... Kerry: The Lost Years 1987-1996". balls.ie. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  5. "All Star Connie Murphy says Kerry players can only find success from within themselves". The Kerryman. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. "O'Gorman ends Wicklow's 66-year famine". Irish Independent. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
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