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Ted Kelleher

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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

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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

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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

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Cork

References

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  1. ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Cork SFC team, 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Death Notice: Ted Kelleher, Massachusetts and Millstreet". Millstreet website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.