Vincent Lucey Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Vincent Lucey
Irish:Uinseann Ó Luasaigh
Feet:5
Inches:10
Occupation:Air Corps member
County:Kerry
Province:Munster
Club:Glenbeigh-Glencar
Laune Rangers
Mid Kerry
Clcounty:1
Counties:Kerry
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icyears:1963-1965
Icapps(Points):6 (2-08)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Birth Date:1943
Birth Place:Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland
Death Date:25 June 1999 (aged 56)
Death Place:Limerick, Ireland

John Vincent Lucey (1943 - 25 June 1999) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Glenbeigh-Glencar, Laune Rangers and Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar before later joining the Laune Rangers club. He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.[1] Lucey was a member of the Kerry team that won the Munster Vocational Schools' Championship in 1959 before later winning a Leinster Championship title with the Dublin minor team in 1961. He subsequently declared for his native county and was part of the Kerry under-21 team that won the inaugural All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 1964.[2] Lucey followed his brothers Noel and Jimmy onto the Kerry senior football team and was at right wing-forward for Kerry's 1965 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway., having earlier won a Munster Championship title.[3] [4] [5]

Personal life and death

Lucey, like his brothers, joined the Irish Air Corps and was stationed in Baldonnel Aerodrome.Limerick on 25 June 1999.

Career statistics

TeamSeasonNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Kerry1962-63Division 100-0021-0200-0021-02
1963-6410-0000-0000-0010-00
1964-6540-0521-0620-0081-11
Career total50-0542-0820-00112-13

Honours

Mid Kerry

1967

Dublin

1961

Kerry

1965

1964

1964

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Lucey ‘A Rockie Legend’ RIP. 23 December 2017. Austin Stacks GAA website. 20 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Magnificent 7: A look back at the most memorable U21 finals. 27 April 2017. Irish Times. 30 June 2020. Ian. O'Riordan.
  3. Web site: Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away. 20 July 2021. Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Tale of the Kerrymen in Siege of Jadotville. 12 November 2016. The Kerryman. 20 July 2021. Tadhg. Evans.
  5. Web site: Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville. 23 November 2020. Killarney Advertiser. 20 July 2021.