Jer D. O'Connor

Irish Gaelic footballer

Jer D. O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Pádraig Ó Conchubhair
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half-back /Midfield
Born 1940
Lisselton, County Kerry, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
1950s-1970s
Ballydonoghue
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1960-1967
Kerry 15 (0-4)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:01, 25 September 2011.

Gerard Patrick "Jer D" O'Connor (born 1940) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a half-back and midfielder for the Kerry senior team.[1]

O'Connor made his first appearance for the team during the 1960 championship and established himself as a regular member of the starting fifteen between 1964 and 1967. During that time an All-Ireland medal eluded him, however, he won three Munster winner's medals and one National League winner's medal.

At club level, O'Connor played with the Ballydonoghue club and the Shannon Rangers divisional team. In 1964, Shannon Rangers won both the Kerry and the inaugural Munster championship. He went on to captain Kerry in 1965, losing to Galway in the All-Ireland Senior Final, having reached two previous finals as a Kerry player, winning neither.

References

  1. ^ "Player profile: Jer D. O'Connor". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Niall Sheehy
Kerry Senior Football Captain
1965
Succeeded by
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Kerry – 1963 National Football League Champions (7th title)
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Kerry – 1964 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
18 J. McCarthy for J. D. O'Connor
24 B. O'Callaghan for F. O'Leary
16 K. Coffey for F. O'Leary
Subs not used
17 D. O'Donnell
19 D. O'Shea
20 J. Burke
21 B. Sheehy
22 P. Hanley
23 T. O'Sullivan
Selectors
J. Walsh
J. J. Sheehy
P. B. Brosnan
T. Spillane
D. Curtin
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Kerry – 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
18 D. Geaney for V. Lucey
21 J. O'Shea for J. J. Barrett
Subs not used
16 M. Kelly
17 J. Lucey
19 S. Burrows
20 P. Bowler
22 J. Burke
23 T. Sheehan
24 S. Mac Gearailt
Trainer
J. Brosnan


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