Vincent Lucey

Vincent Lucey
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

References

  1. ^ "Paul Lucey 'A Rockie Legend' RIP". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ O'Riordan, Ian (27 April 2017). "Magnificent 7: A look back at the most memorable U21 finals". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ Evans, Tadhg (12 November 2016). "Tale of the Kerrymen in Siege of Jadotville". The Kerryman. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville". Killarney Advertiser. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.