Jerry Beckett

Jeremiah Alphonsus Beckett (4 June 1886 – 30 May 1943), better known as Jerry Beckett, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.

Jerry Beckett
Personal information
Irish name Diarmaid Beicéid
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Forward
Born (1886-06-04)4 June 1886
Cromane, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 30 May 1943(1943-05-30) (aged 56)
Glanmire, County Kerry, Ireland
Occupation National school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Lees
Club titles
Cork titles 5
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1907-1917
Cork 15 (1-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:20, 10 April 2012.

Beckett made his first appearance for the team during the 1907 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the following ten years. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.[1]

At club level Beckett was a multiple county senior championship medal winner with Lees.

Beckett's son, Derry, was a dual All-Ireland medal winner with Cork in the 1940s.[2]

References

  1. "Munster Senior Football Winning Teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  2. "The most famous challenge match in Carlow GAA history". Carlow People. 24 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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