Paddy Morrissey

Paddy Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name Padraig Ó Muireasa
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born 1955
Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Galtee Rovers
Club titles
Tipperary titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1977-1984 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Paddy Morrissey (born 1955) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary senior team.

Born in Bansha, County Tipperary, Morrissey first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1976 championship. Morrissey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.

At club level Morrissey is a three-time championship medallist with Galtee Rovers.

Morrissey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1984 championship.

In retirement from playing Morrissey became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector with the Tipperary minor and junior teams before taking charge of the senior team as manager.[1]

Honours

Player

Galtee Rovers

References

  1. Roche, Pat (2 June 1997). "Tipperary have the last laugh in comedy of errors". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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