Jerry Shelly

Jeremiah Shelly (27 February 1891 - 13 August 1963) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career with the Tipperary senior team spanned ten years from 1914 to 1924.[1]

Jerry Shelly
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Ó Sealbhaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born (1891-02-27)27 February 1891
Heathview, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 13 August 1963(1963-08-13) (aged 72)
Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Commercial traveller
Club(s)
Years Club
 Grangemockler
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1914-1924
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

Shelly made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he was selected for the Tipperary junior team in 1911. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the junior team, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1912. Shelly subsequently joined the Tipperary senior team, making his debut during the 1914 championship. The highlight of his inter-county career came in 1920 when he won an All-Ireland medal as captain of the team. Shelly also won two Munster medals.

Honours
Tipperary
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References
  1. "Yes, my grandfather would be proud". Irish Independent. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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