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| Native name | Gaibrial Ò Ceallaigh (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right Corner Back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gabriel Kelly is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]- He won a Connacht Minor Football Championship with the Mayo county team
- Number 122 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA
References
[edit]- ^ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "125 - Cavan Player List". 11 February 2009.
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