Jas Murphy

Jas Murphy
Personal information
Irish nameSéamus Ó Murchú
SportGaelic football
PositionRight corner-back
Born30 May 1923
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
OccupationGarda Síochána
Club(s)
YearsClub
1940s
1940s-1950s
Kerins O'Rahilly's
St. Nicholas'
Club titles
Cork titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1947-1948
1949-1954
Cork
Kerry
3 (0-00)
16 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles2
All-Irelands1
NFL0

James 'Jas' Murphy (born 30 May 1923) is a former Gaelic footballer from Ireland who played as a corner-back for both Cork and Kerry senior teams from 1947 until 1954.[1][2]

Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork team during the 1947 championship and, after spending two seasons with 'the Rebels', he declared for Kerry in 1949. He went on to win one All-Ireland winner's medal and two Munster winner's medals. In 1953 Murphy captained the team to the All-Ireland title.

At club level Murphy began his career with Kerins O'Rahilly's in Tralee before later joining the St. Nicholas' club in Cork where he won a county club championship winners' medal.

References

  1. "Cork SFC 1940-1949". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  2. "Profile: Jas Murphy". Terrace Talk website. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Paudie Sheehy
Kerry Senior Football Captain
1953
Succeeded by
Mick Murphy
Achievements
Preceded by
Mick Higgins
(Cavan)
All-Ireland Senior Football Final
winning captain

1953
Succeeded by
Peter McDermott
(Meath)