Seán Murphy (footballer)
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Sean Murphy is an All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from County Kerry in Ireland.
Born in County Kerry, Murphy played for the Kerry County football team. He played club football for Dingle and UCD, where he qualified as a medical doctor. His greatest footballing performance was in the All-Ireland Senior Football Final of 1959, when Kerry defeated Galway. He was rewarded with the Texaco Footballer of the Year title for that year.
Sean Murphy was named right half-back on the Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football Team of the Millennium.
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Football Team of the Millennium | ||
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1 Dan O'Keefe | 2 Seán Flanagan | 3 Joe Keohane | 4 Enda Colleran | 5 Martin O'Connell | 6 J.J. O'Reilly | 7 Seán Murphy | 8 Mick O'Connell | 9 Tommy Murphy | 10 Pat Spillane | 11 Seán Purcell | 12 Seán O'Neill | 13 Kevin Heffernan | 14 Tommy Langan | 15 Mikey Sheehy |