Vincent Lucey

John Vincent Lucey (1943 - 25 June 1999) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Glenbeigh-Glencar, Laune Rangers and Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Vincent Lucey
Personal information
Irish name Uinseann Ó Luasaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1943
Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 25 June 1999 (aged 56)
Limerick, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Air Corps member
Club(s)
Years Club
 Glenbeigh-Glencar
Laune Rangers
Mid Kerry
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1963-1965
 Kerry 6 (2-08)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Career

Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar before later joining the Laune Rangers club. He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.[1] Lucey was a member of the Kerry team that won the Munster Vocational Schools' Championship in 1959 before later winning a Leinster Championship title with the Dublin minor team in 1961. He subsequently declared for his native county and was part of the Kerry under-21 team that won the inaugural All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 1964.[2] Lucey followed his brothers Noel and Jimmy onto the Kerry senior football team and was at right wing-forward for Kerry's 1965 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway., having earlier won a Munster Championship title.[3][4][5]

Personal life and death

Lucey, like his brothers, joined the Irish Air Corps and was stationed in Baldonnel Aerodrome.<He died after a long period of illness at Milford Hospice in Limerick on 25 June 1999.

Career statistics
Team Season National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kerry 1962-63 Division 1 00-0021-0200-0021-02
1963-64 10-0000-0000-0010-00
1964-65 40-0521-0620-0081-11
Career total 50-0542-0820-00112-13

Honours
Mid Kerry
Dublin
Kerry

References
  1. "Paul Lucey 'A Rockie Legend' RIP". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. O'Riordan, Ian (27 April 2017). "Magnificent 7: A look back at the most memorable U21 finals". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. Evans, Tadhg (12 November 2016). "Tale of the Kerrymen in Siege of Jadotville". The Kerryman. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville". Killarney Advertiser. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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