Tom Kelly (Gaelic footballer)

Tom Kelly is a former Gaelic footballer from County Laois.

Tom Kelly
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Back
Born Kellyville, County Laois
Club(s)
Years Club
1999- 2011 2017- Pres
 St Josephs
Club titles
Laois titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1999-2010
 Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All Stars 1

His club is St Josephs GAA. He usually played at centre back for Laois and in 2003 won an All Stars Award[1] and was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.[2]

Kelly twice travelled to Australia for the International Rules Series,[3] where he was Ireland's player of the series in 2005.[4]

With St Josephs GAA, Kelly picked up two Laois Senior Football Championship medals.

In January 2011 Kelly was forced to retire due to a neck injury he sustained the year before.[5]

Honours
Club
Inter-county
Individual
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References
  1. "GAA Stories". Donegal News. 27 October 2005. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. "Laois is happy to follow Armagh". Belfast Telegraph. 2 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  3. "Kelly hoping for courageous effort". Hogan Stand. 27 October 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  4. "Aussies triumph but at a price?". Hogan Stand. 28 October 2005. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  5. "Laois' Kelly career cut short". RTÉ Sport. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
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