Dan McAuliffe
Daniel McAuliffe (1933 – 9 March 1999) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Duagh, Feale Rangers and Shannon Rangers and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Mac Amhlaoibh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1933 Duagh, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
9 March 1999 (aged 65) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Duagh Feale Rangers Shannon Rangers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1955–1964 | Kerry | 21 (5-39) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
Career
Born in Duagh, County Kerry, McAuliffe first came to prominence as a member of the local club.[1] He made his first appearances at inter-county level as a member of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Championship title in 1951. A spell with the Kerry junior team yielded an All-Ireland Junior Championship medal in 1954, before McAuliffe was drafted onto the Kerry senior team the following year. He won his first All-Ireland Championship title as a non-playing substitute in his debut season, before claiming two further winners' medals on the field of play in 1959 and 1962.[2][3] McAuliffe also won six Munster Championship titles and was involved in two National League title-winning teams. Following the conclusion of his inter-county career, he enjoyed success at club level by winning a County Championship title as captain of Shannon Rangers in 1964.
Personal life and death
McAuliffe spent his working life as a publican and owner of a scaffolding business in his native Duagh. He died aged 65 at the Bon Secours Hospital in Tralee on 9 March 1999, after battling illness for the previous seven years.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 1954–55 | Division 1 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-02 |
| 1955–56 | 4 | 1-03 | 2 | 0-01 | — | 6 | 1-04 | |||
| 1956–57 | 3 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-01 | — | 4 | 0-03 | |||
| 1957–58 | 3 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-02 | ||
| 1958–59 | 7 | 0-22 | 2 | 1-11 | 2 | 3-06 | 11 | 4-39 | ||
| 1959–60 | 7 | 2-19 | 1 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 2-20 | ||
| 1960–61 | 7 | 3-15 | 3 | 0-09 | 1 | 0-01 | 11 | 3-25 | ||
| 1961–62 | 3 | 2-08 | 2 | 1-06 | 2 | 0-00 | 7 | 3-14 | ||
| 1962–63 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 1963–64 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 8-70 | 14 | 2-31 | 7 | 3-08 | 55 | 13-109 | ||
Honours
- Shannon Rangers
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1964 (c)
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1955, 1959, 1962
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964
- National Football League: 1958–59, 1960–61
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1954
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1954
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1951
References
- "Duagh club history". North Kerry Board website. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "A special day for little Duagh". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- "GO KERRY Duagh line out for Maher". The Kerryman. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2021.