Dinny Lyne Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Dinny Lyne
Irish:Donncha Ó Laighin
Feet:5
Inches:9
Occupation:Farmer
County:Kerry
Province:Munster
Clubs:Killarney Legion
Clcounty:1
Counties:Kerry
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1944-1948
Icapps(Points):18 (0-00)
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:1
Nfl:0
Birth Place:Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Death Place:Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
Birth Date:1920
Death Date:29 November 2001 (aged 81)

Denis J. Lyne (1920 – 29 November 2001) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Killarney Legion and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Lyne first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer as a member of the Kerry junior team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship in 1941. He made his first appearance with the Kerry senior side during the 1944 Munster Championship. Lyne won three Munster Championship medals in total, however, the highlight of his brief inter-county career was the 1946 All-Ireland final replay defeat of Roscommon. He also lined out as team captain in the 1947 All-Ireland final defeat by Cavan at the Polo Grounds in New York. Lyne also won a County Championship medal with Killarney Legion and a Railway Cup medal with Munster.[1]

Personal life and death

Lyne was born just outside Killarney, County Kerry and spent his entire life working on the family farm. Three of his brothers all enjoyed All-Ireland success in various grades with Kerry. Lyne's nephews, Pat, Tom and Mick Spillane, won a total of 19 All-Ireland medals with Kerry between 1975 and 1986.[2] His grandson, Jonathan Lyne, won an All-Ireland medal with Kerry in 2014.[3] Dinny Lyne died after a brief illness on 29 November 2001.

Honours

Killarney Legion

1946

Kerry

1946

1944, 1946, 1947, 1948

Munster

1948

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Any team that beats Crokes in a county final will have really earned their spurs. Irish Independent. 31 May 2021. 3 November 2000.
  2. Web site: A Legendary Kerry Family - The Lynes of Cleeney. Terrace Talk website. 31 May 2021. Matt. Leen.
  3. Web site: Legion play the generation game. Killarney Today. 31 May 2021. 4 November 2015. John. O'Mahony.