Code: | Football |
Sport: | Gaelic Football |
Denis "Toots" Kelleher | |
Irish: | Donncha Céileachair |
Feet: | 5 |
Inches: | 10 |
Occupation: | Cattle dealer |
Nickname: | Toots |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Millstreet |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Cork |
Icposition: | Left corner-forward |
Icyears: | 1950-1958 |
Icapps(Points): | 24 (2-29) |
Icprovince: | 2 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nfl: | 2 |
Icupdate: | 01:28, 12 April 2012 |
Birth Date: | 1931 |
Birth Place: | Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland |
Death Date: | 13 January 2002 (aged 70) |
Death Place: | Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland |
Denis "Toots" Kelleher (1931-2002) was an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.
Kelleher made his debut for the team during the 1950 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the completion of the 1958 championship. During that time he won two National League medals and two Munster medals but failed to capture an All-Ireland medal.[1]
Kelleher also had a lengthy club career with Millstreet.