Phil O'Sullivan
Philip O'Sullivan (10 May 1895 – August 1952) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for a number of clubs in Kerry and Dublin and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He usually lined out as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pilib Ó Súilleabháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born | 10 May 1895 Tuosist, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died | August 1952 (aged 57) New York City, United States | ||
| Nickname | The Master | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lauragh Kenmare Faughs Ballymacelligott | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Dublin | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1923-1927 | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Career edit
As a Gaelic footballer, hurler and athlete, O'Sullivan played his football with Lauragh and hurling with Kenmare. While a student in Dublin, he played with Faughs and University College Dublin and later when he took up a teaching post in Ballymacelligott he played with the local team.[1] O'Sullivan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kerry junior football team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1915. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team and, after being on the losing side to Dublin in the 1923 All-Ireland final, captained the team to the All-Ireland Senior Championship title the following year.[2] O'Sullivan claimed a second winners' medal in 1926 and also won four Munster Championship titles during his brief senior career.[3]
Personal life and death edit
Born in Tuosist, County Kerry, O'Sullivan worked as a national school teacher. In 1927 he travelled with the Kerry team to New York City where he met and later married Kathleen O'Mahoney. O'Sullivan spent the remainder of his life in New York.
O'Sullivan died in August 1952 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Queens.[4]
Honours edit
- Ballymacelligott
- Kerry
References edit
- ^ "Ballymacelligott GAA – A Brief History". Ballymacelligott GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Phil O'Sullivan - All Ireland Winning Captain 1924". Terrace Talk website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Phil OSullivan: An unsung hero". The Kerryman. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2021.