Timmy O'Dowd
 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tadhg Ó Dúda | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1963 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Dowdie | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
John Mitchels Thomas Davis | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1983-1988 | Kerry | 14 (1-11) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:15, 24 September 2011. | |||
Timothy O'Dowd (born 1963) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior team spanned six seasons from 1983 to 1988.[1]
Born in Tralee, County Kerry, O'Dowd was born into a strong Gaelic football family. His father, Tom, enjoyed a distinguished career with the John Mitchels club while he also played for Kerry at minor, junior and senior levels.[2]
O'Dowd first appeared for the John Mitchels club at underage levels, winning a county under-21 championship medal in 1983. He had made his senior debut as a fifteen year-old in 1978, however, he enjoyed little success in this grade. O'Dowd also lined out with the Thomas Davis club in Dublin.[citation needed]
O'Dowd made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was picked on the Kerry minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1980. O'Dowd made his senior debut during the 1982-83 league. Over the course of the next five seasons, he won three All-Ireland medals in-a-row from 1984 to 1986. O'Dowd also won three Munster medals and one National Football League medal. He played his last game for Kerry in February 1988.[citation needed]
O'Dowd was chosen on the Munster inter-provincial team in 1986, however, he ended his career without a Railway Cup medal.[citation needed]
Career statistics[edit]
| Team | Season | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 1982-83 | Division 1 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 |
| 1983-84 | 8 | 2-10 | 1 | 0-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 10 | 2-14 | ||
| 1984-85 | 6 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 3 | 1-02 | 11 | 1-07 | ||
| 1985-86 | 4 | 0-04 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-02 | 8 | 0-07 | ||
| 1986-87 | 10 | 1-04 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 13 | 1-04 | ||
| 1987-88 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3-22 | 8 | 0-07 | 6 | 1-04 | 45 | 4-33 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "All-Ireland winner turned pub landlord". The Kerryman. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ McCrohan, Owen (8 May 2011). "Kerry football mourns the passing of Mitchels legend O'Dowd". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2016.