Pat Spillane
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Pádraig Ó Spealáin | |
| Date of Birth | December 1, 1955 | |
| Place of birth | Kerry, Ireland | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Templenoe | |
| Position | - | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Templenoe | ? -? | |
| Inter County | ||
| County | Kerry | |
| Position | Half forward | |
| Inter County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Kerry | ?- ? | |
| Inter County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 11 | |
| All-Ireland | 8 | |
| All-Stars | 9 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Pat Spillane was a famous sportsman in Ireland who played Gaelic football for the Kerry senior football team in the 1970s and 1980s. He was named in the left half-forward position in the GAA's Gaelic Football Team of the Millennium. He is currently the presenter of RTÉ's The Sunday Game.
Pat Spillane was born in Templenoe, near Kenmare County Kerry in 1955. He is considered one of the great players of his generation and a key member of the successful Kerry teams of the 1970s and 1980s. In all Spillane won eight All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, in 1975, 1978-1981 and 1984-1986. Other honours include four national Football league medals (1974, 1977, 1982 and 1984), four Railway Cup medals with Munster (1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981).
He has received nine GAA All Stars Awards, more than any other player in gaelic football and shares the record within the Gaelic Athletic Association with DJ Carey and Eddie Keher (although Keher's record is made up of 5 All-Stars and 4 Cú Chulainn Awards as his career predates the All-Star awards) who have also received nine All-Stars for their hurling performances for Kilkenny. Spillane was honoured with an All-Star accolade during the following years: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985 and 1986.
Spillane teaches geography and physical education at Saint Goban's school in Bantry, County Cork. He also owns a pub in Templenoe called Pat Spillane's Bar. He writes on GAA matters for the Sunday World newspaper and is a panellist and presenter on RTÉ's The Sunday Game.
His brothers Mick Spillane and Tom Spillane also played for Kerry.
| Preceded by: Jimmy Keaveney (Dublin) |
Texaco Footballer of the Year 1978 |
Succeeded by: Mikey Sheehy (Kerry) |
| Preceded by: Jack O'Shea (Kerry) |
Texaco Footballer of the Year 1986 |
Succeeded by: Brian Stafford (Meath) |
[edit] See also
| Football Team of the Millennium | ||
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1 Dan O'Keefe | 2 Seán Flanagan | 3 Joe Keohane | 4 Enda Colleran | 5 Martin O'Connell | 6 J.J. O'Reilly | 7 Seán Murphy | 8 Mick O'Connell | 9 Tommy Murphy | 10 Pat Spillane | 11 Seán Purcell | 12 Seán O'Neill | 13 Kevin Heffernan | 14 Tommy Langan | 15 Mikey Sheehy |
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