Tim Kennelly

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Tim Kennelly (born 6 July 1954-6 December 2005) was an All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer for Kerry.

Born and reared in the town of Listowel, Tim Kennelly is considered one of the great players from the Kerry gaelic football team of the 1970s era. A member of the Listowel Emmets team, he first tasted success in 1975 when won an under-21 All-Ireland football medal with Kerry. Kennelly played in six All-Ireland Football finals, and won five of them. In 1979 he captained the Kerry team. Kennelly won two All Stars in 1979 and 1980. In the 1980 Munster final Kennelly pulled off a unique achievement by scoring an "own point" against his own team for Cork. In 1982 he captained Munster to victory in the Railway Cup.

A farmer and publican by profession, Kennelly became a selector with Kerry after his retirement from football. His sons Noel and Tadhg have also represented the county in football with Tadhg now playing Australian rules football in the AFL with the Sydney Swans. Tim witnessed Tadhg play in the 2005 AFL premiership winning team in September 2005, the first Irishman to win an AFL premiership.

Tim Kennelly, who suffered from a heart condition, died on December 6, 2005.