Mikey Sheehy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mikey Sheehy
Occupation	Gaelic Football Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 28, 1954(1954-07-28)
Age	70
Birthplace	Tralee
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Kerry
Horoscope	Cancer

Mikey Sheehy Biography

Mikey Sheehy is one of the most popular and richest Gaelic Football Player who was born on July 28, 1954 in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland. Michael “Mikey” Sheehy, born 28 July 1954, is an Irish Gaelic football picker and former player. From 1973 to 1988, he played in the Kerry senior football leagues and won championships.

Sheehy was a club player with Austin Stacks in Tralee. After defeating West Kerry, Sheehy won the first county senior championship title. Two years later, he won the second county medal, this time in 1975 after beating Mid Kerry. Austin Stacks kept their title in 1976, before representing the county in provincial club series and reaching the final. Sheehy was awarded a Munster club winner’s medal after a narrow defeat to St. Finbarr’s 1-7 to 8-8. Later, he lined up in Croke Park to face Ballerin of Derry in the All-Ireland Final. Two goals in the first half gave the Ulster champs an early lead. Sheehy scored two points late, one from an acute ball and one from a 45-metre-free. This gave Austin Stacks a win of 1-13 to 2-7 and Sheehy a All-Ireland club medal.

In 1975 a new-look Kerry team was formed under the management of former player Mick O’Dwyer. That year Sheehy won his first senior Munster title, dethroning Cork as provincial champions in the process. Sheehy later lined out in his first senior All-Ireland final. Reigning champions Dublin provided the opposition, and were installed as the favourites over the youngest Kerry team of all-time. On a rain-soaked day, John Egan and substitute Ger O’Driscoll scored two goals, and Dublin were beaten by 2–12 to 0–11. It was Sheehy’s first All-Ireland winners’ medal at senior level.

Two years later, in 1975, Sheehy secured a second Munster title, following a nine-point trouncing of Waterford. Kerry later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Dublin providing the opposition. A 1–15 to 0–10 score line gave Kerry the victory, and gave Sheehy a second All-Ireland under-21 winners’ medal.

Kerry’s senior inter-county debut was made by Sheehy in the 1973-1974 National Football League campaign. After a replay, Kerry won the final competition. Sheehy was retained as a substitute for Kerry’s failed Munster Senior Football Championship campaign.

Mikey Sheehy Net Worth

Mikey Sheehy is one of the richest Gaelic Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mikey Sheehy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sheehy played soccer as a youth. Southampton F.C. offered him trials. In the 1970s, he was offered trials with Southampton F.C. He was given a list with fixtures for the Southampton reserve team and instructed to travel any weekend for a trial. The only problem was that he had to pay for his own travel. Sheehy did not think this was the right way to go, so he declined the offer. Sheehy was a St. Brendan’s Park F.C. player. Tralee. In Tralee.

Sheehy joined the Kerry minor football club in the 1970s. However, Cork won the provincial championship. After a single goal defeat of Cork, Sheehy quickly moved to the Kerry under-21 football team. In 1973, he won the Munster Under-21 Football Championship title. Sheehy’s team qualified for the All- Ireland final, with Mayo as the opposition. Kerry won with a score of 2-13 to 0-13, giving Sheehy the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winner’s medal.

Sheehy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was picked on the Kerry minor team. He played two championship seasons with the minors, and was a Munster Minor Football Championship runner-up on both occasions. Sheehy subsequently joined the Kerry under-21 team, winning two All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship medals in 1973 and 1975. By this stage he had also joined the Kerry senior team, making his debut during the 1973-74 league. Over the course of the next fifteen seasons, Sheehy won eight All-Ireland medals, beginning in 1975, followed by a record-equalling four championships in-a-row from 1978 to 1981 and three championships in-a-row from 1984 to 1986. He also won eleven Munster medals, three National Football League medals and was named Footballer of the Year in 1979. He played his last game for Kerry in July 1987.

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Born in Tralee, County Kerry, Sheehy’s father, Jim Sheehy, had played with the Laune Rangers club in his youth. Sheehy first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at Tralee CBS. He first appeared for the Austin Stacks club at underage levels, before winning an All-Ireland medal with the senior team in 1977. Sheehy also won one Munster medal and five county club championship medals.

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Mikey Ranked on the list of most popular Gaelic Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Mikey Sheehy celebrates birthday on July 28 of every year.

In 1979, Kerry made it five-in-a-row in Munster, as Cork fell by ten points in the provincial final. Sheehy later went in search of a third All-Ireland medal as he lined out in a fourth championship decider. Dublin provided the opposition for the fifth consecutive occasion. Two goals by Sheehy, and a third by John Egan, helped the ‘Kingdom’ to a 3–13 to 1–8 victory. It was Sheehy’s third All-Ireland winners’ medal.