| Code: | Football |
| Sport: | Gaelic football |
| Paddy Burke | |
| Irish: | Pádraig de Búrca |
| Feet: | 6 |
| Inches: | 0 |
| Occupation: | Health inspector |
| County: | Kerry |
| Province: | Munster |
| Cposition: | Goalkeeper |
| Clubs: | Milltown/Castlemaine |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Kerry |
| Icposition: | Full-forward |
| Icyears: | 1946 |
| Icapps(Points): | 6 (3-08) |
| Icprovince: | 1 |
| Icallireland: | 1 |
| Nfl: | 0 |
| Birth Place: | Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Milltown, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 1921 |
| Death Date: | 14 November 1955 (aged 34) |
Patrick Joseph Burke (1921 – 14 November 1955) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Milltown/Castlemaine and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
Club
At club level he lined out with Milltown/Castlemaine. He helped the club to win the first Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1947.
Minor
Burke lined out with Kerry at minor level in 1938. He won a Munster Minor Football Championship title scoring 1-01 in an 8-09 to 1-02 win over Cork i the final. He would go on to line out in the All-Ireland final but was on the losing side to Cavan.[1]
Junior
He wouldn't line out with Kerry again until 1946 with the county Junior side. His only appearance being against Tipperary.[2]
Senior
His displays withe the Junior side seen him make his first appearance at Senior inter-county level with Kerry during the 1946 Munster Championship. He won a Munster Championship medal that season, however, the highlight of his brief inter-county career was the 1946 All-Ireland final replay defeat of Roscommon.[3] [4]
Burke was born in Milltown, County Kerry and worked as a health inspector. His sporting career was cut short by illness and he died at the age of 34 on 14 November 1955.
1946
1938