Peter O'Leary (Kerry Gaelic footballer)
Peter O'Leary was a Gaelic football goalkeeper from County Kerry. He played with the Kerry senior them for 10 years mainly in the National League but also played 6 Championship games. He was part of the Kerry team that were shocked by Clare in the 1992 Munster Football final. He won 1 All Ireland Senior medals as a sub in 2000. He had been a substitute in the 1997 triumph also, but did not receive a medal. He also won a National League medal as a sub in 1997. He had much success at under age level with Kerry winning an All Ireland minor medal in 1988 and an Under 21 medal in 1990.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killarney Legion | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1991-2001 | Kerry | 6 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
He played his club football with the Killarney Legion club and had great success. During his playing days Legion became one of the top clubs in Kerry winning a County League Div 1 title in 1993 and a club championship title in 1994 with O'Leary part of the team. In 2005 he helped his team win the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship for the first time.
References
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/63/Peter-OLeary/Championship
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100210054810/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/mf_teams/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20190328115822/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/u21f_teams/