Peter Crowley (Gaelic footballer)
Peter Crowley (born 22 May 1990)[1] is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers. Crowley was a member of the Kerry county football team at senior level between 2012 and 2021, and was on the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team.[2] He retired from inter-county football in April 2021.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born | 22 May 1990 County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Occupation | Pharmacist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007– | Laune Rangers | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| UCC | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2012–2021 | Kerry | 13 (0-3) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Early and personal life edit
From Killorglin,[4] Crowley attended the Intermediate School Killorglin.[5] He is a pharmacist by trade.[3]
Career edit
Crowley played club football with Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship.[6] While at university, he played with UCC and won a Sigerson Cup medal and a Cork Senior Football Championship medal in 2011.[7] He also won an Munster Minor Football Championship medal.[1]
Joining the senior Kerry county football team in 2012, Crowley was a member of Kerry's successful 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship team.[2] After coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat of Cork in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship final,[8] he started at the centre half back position in the 2014 All-Ireland final.[9] Following Kerry's win over Donegal in the final, Crowley was recognised with an All-Star award for the 2014 football season.[4]
Crowley was a member of the Kerry team that won the 2017 National Football League,[10] and he also represented Ireland in the 2017 International Rules Series.[3]
While he was a member of the panel that reached the 2019 National Football League division 1 final,[7] he did not participate in the 2019 championship season due to injury.[11][12]
Crowley announced his retirement from inter-county football in April 2021, due to "injury problems and work commitments".[3]
References edit
- ^ a b . Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Kerry defender Peter Crowley hangs up his boots". rte.ie. RTÉ. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "All-Ireland-winning Kerry defender Peter Crowley retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Kerry All-Ireland football winner Crowley retires from inter-county game". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Testimonials". isk.ie. Intermediate School Killorglin. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "My Club: Peter Crowley - Laune Rangers". gaa.ie. GAA. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Veteran Kerry defender Peter Crowley retires from inter-county football". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Kingdom lord it over below-par Rebels". rte.ie. RTÉ. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final". Irish Independent. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ "David Moran phenomenal as Kerry sack the Dublin empire to lift league crown". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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- ^ "Peter Crowley out for Championship after suffering season-ending knee injury". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Season-ending cruciate injury for Kerry's Peter Crowley". rte.ie. RTÉ. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.