Jerry Shelly Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Jerry Shelly
Irish:Diarmuid Ó Sealbhaigh
Occupation:Commercial traveller
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Grangemockler
Clcounty:0
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1914–1924
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Birth Date:1891 2, df=yes
Death Place:Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Birth Place:Heathview, County Tipperary, Ireland

Jeremiah Shelly (27 February 1891 – 13 August 1963) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Tipperary county team spanned ten years from 1914 to 1924.[1]

Shelly made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Tipperary junior team in 1911. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the junior team, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1912. Shelly subsequently joined the Tipperary senior team, making his debut during the 1914 championship. The highlight of his inter-county career came in 1920 when he won an All-Ireland medal as captain of the team. Shelly also won two Munster medals.

Honours

Tipperary

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yes, my grandfather would be proud. 24 February 2007. Irish Independent. 19 July 2017.