Vincent Lucey
Irish Gaelic football player
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Uinseann Ó Luasaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1943 Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died | 25 June 1999 (aged 56) Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Air Corps member | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Glenbeigh-Glencar Laune Rangers Mid Kerry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1963-1965 | Kerry | 6 (2-08) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
John Vincent Lucey (1943 - 25 June 1999) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Glenbeigh-Glencar, Laune Rangers and Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
Career
Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar before later joining the Laune Rangers club. He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.[1] Lucey was a member of the Kerry team that won the Munster Vocational Schools' Championship in 1959 before later winning a Leinster Championship title with the Dublin minor team in 1961. He subsequently declared for his native county and was part of the Kerry under-21 team that won the inaugural All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 1964.[2] Lucey followed his brothers Noel and Jimmy onto the Kerry senior football team and was at right wing-forward for Kerry's 1965 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway., having earlier won a Munster Championship title.[3][4][5]
Personal life and death
Lucey, like his brothers, joined the Irish Air Corps and was stationed in Baldonnel Aerodrome.<He died after a long period of illness at Milford Hospice in Limerick on 25 June 1999.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 1962-63 | Division 1 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 1-02 |
| 1963-64 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 1964-65 | 4 | 0-05 | 2 | 1-06 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 1-11 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0-05 | 4 | 2-08 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 2-13 | ||
Honours
- Mid Kerry
- Dublin
- Kerry
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1965
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1964
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship: 1964
References
- ^ "Paul Lucey 'A Rockie Legend' RIP". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (27 April 2017). "Magnificent 7: A look back at the most memorable U21 finals". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Evans, Tadhg (12 November 2016). "Tale of the Kerrymen in Siege of Jadotville". The Kerryman. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville". Killarney Advertiser. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
