| Code: | Football |
| Sport: | Gaelic football |
| Des O'Grady | |
| Irish: | Deasún Ó Gráda |
| Feet: | 5 |
| Inches: | 11 |
| Occupation: | Secondary school teacher Politician |
| Nickname: | Dessie |
| County: | Cork |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | St Finbarr's |
| Clcounty: | 3 |
| Clprovince: | 2 |
| Clallireland: | 1 |
| Counties: | Cork |
| Icposition: | Left wing-back |
| Icyears: | 1977 |
| Icapps(Points): | 2 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 0 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nfl: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 20:23, 18 July 2014 |
| Birth Date: | 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Togher, Cork, Ireland |
James Desmond O'Grady (born 1952) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team.[1]
Born in Togher, Cork, O'Grady first played competitive football during his youth. He made his senior debut during the 1977 championship. O'Grady was a regular member of the team for just one season. He was a Munster runner-up on one occasion.
At club level O'Grady is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with St Finbarr's. In addition to this he also won two Munster medals and three championship medals.[2]
His brother, Dónal, was an All-Ireland medallist as a player and as a manager with the Cork senior hurling team.
In 2014, O'Grady was elected to Cork County Council as a Sinn Féin member.[3]