Jimmy Lucey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó Luasaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1941 Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
16 February 1969 (aged 27) Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Army sergeant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Glenbeigh-Glencar Laune Rangers Mid Kerry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1962–1966 | Kerry | 8 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
James Lucey (1941 – 16 February 1969) 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
[edit]Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar. He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.[1] After briefly appearing for the Kerry minor football team during the early rounds of the championship in 1958, Lucey was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team during a number of tournament games in early 1962. He ended the season with an All-Ireland Championship title after lining out at midfield in the final defeat of Roscommon. His brother, Noel Lucey, also lined out that day, while a third brother, Vincent Lucey, played in the 1965 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway.[2] Lucey's inter-county career ended in 1966, by which stage he had also secured a National League title and several Munster Championship titles.
Personal life and death
[edit]Lucey secured a place in the first Army Apprentice School class at Devoy Barracks in 1956. After a three-year apprenticeship he became a fitter and a mechanic in the Cavalry Corps. He served two terms with the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in the Congo and was one of 154 soldiers involved in the Siege of Jadotville.[3]
Lucey died from Hodgkins disease at St Luke's Hospital in Rathgar on 16 February 1969.[4] Aged 27, he was the first member of the 1962 All-Ireland-winning team to die.
Career statistics
[edit]| Team | Season | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 1961–62 | Division 1 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 |
| 1962–63 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 1963–64 | 5 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 1964–65 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | ||
| 1965–66 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 4 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 14 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 24 | 0-01 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Mid Kerry
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1962
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1963, 1965
- National Football League: 1962–63
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Lucey 'A Rockie Legend' RIP". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Evans, Tadhg (12 November 2016). "Tale of the Kerrymen in Siege of Jadotville". The Kerryman. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville". Killarney Advertiser. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.