Gabriel Kelly
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gaibrial O Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right Corner Back | ||
| Born | County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | ? | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Bailieborough Cavan Gaels | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1955-1969 | Cavan | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Gabriel Kelly is a former Gaelic football player for Cavan.
Playing career
Renowned as one of the great corner-backs of his era, Kelly was the first Cavan man to receive an Cú Chulainn Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in the 1960s ('63, '64, '67). He was a permanent fixture on the all-conquering Ulster Railway Cup teams of the 1960s (1964, ‘ 65, ’66 and ’68). He won Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1962, ’64, ’67 and ’69.[1][2] He went on to manage Cavan in the early '80's.
Other honours
- He won a Connacht Minor Football Championship with Mayo
- Number 122 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA