Paddy Morrissey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Padraig Ó Muireasa | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1955 Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Galtee Rovers | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1977-1984 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Paddy Morrissey (born 1955) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Bansha, County Tipperary, Morrissey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1976 championship. Morrissey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level Morrissey is a three-time championship medallist with Galtee Rovers.
Morrissey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1984 championship.
In retirement from playing Morrissey became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector with the Tipperary minor and junior teams before taking charge of the senior team as manager.[1]
Honours
Player
- Galtee Rovers
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (3): 1976, 1980, 1981
References
- ^ Roche, Pat (2 June 1997). "Tipperary have the last laugh in comedy of errors". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 August 2015.