Weeshie Fogarty
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born | Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killarney Legion | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1970-1971 | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Aloysius "Weeshie" Fogarty is a radio broadcaster and former Gaelic footballer from Killarney, County Kerry. He works for Radio Kerry where he hosts his own show called Terrace Talk on Monday evenings, he also writes for The Kerryman newspaper.
During his playing days he played with the Killarney Legion clubs. He had great success with them during his career as both a player and trainer. He was part of the East Kerry team that won County, Munster and All Ireland titles during the 60's & 70's.
He also played with Kerry at all levels. He was part for the Kerry team that won the 1969 All Ireland title as a sub. He won a Munster Under 21 Championship in 1962 the first year of the championship. He won Munster Championships at Junior level also in 1967 & 1969, he also went on to add an All Ireland medal in 1967.
He was also a top class referee, he has officiated at the highest level.
Apart from football he was also a top class basketball player. He has represented his county in at all grades.
A fanatic Manchester United follower since 1956, he visits Old Trafford at least once a year.