Ted Kelleher
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tadhg Ó Céilleachair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
17 March 1932 Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
5 May 2008 (aged 76) Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | ||
| Occupation | Executive | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Millstreet | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1952-1953 | Cork | 1 (0-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Timothy Patrick Kelleher (17 March 1932 – 5 May 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Millstreet and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. He usually lined out at forward.
Career[edit]
Kelleher first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Millstreet, before eventually joining the club's top adult team. He was a County Championship runner-up in 1956. Kelleher first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor football team in 1950. Kelleher immediately progressed onto the Cork junior team and was right wing-forward on the All-Ireland-winning team in 1951.[1] He later spent one season with the Cork senior football team.[2]
Personal life and death[edit]
Kelleher emigrated to New York City in 1959, where he later met and married his wife Kathleen (née Lafferty). He later settled in Norwood, Massachusetts and was a longt-ime executive at White Rock Products, Inc. until his retirement in 1990. Kelleher died on 5 May 2008, aged 76.[3]
Honours[edit]
- Cork
References[edit]
- ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Cork SFC team, 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Death Notice: Ted Kelleher, Massachusetts and Millstreet". Millstreet website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.