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Johnny Culloty
Johnny Culloty (1936 – 24 February 2025) was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsman from Killarney, County Kerry. He played both football and hurling with Kerry from the 1950s till the 1970s, winning All Ireland and National League titles in both. As a dual player at club level, he won county championships in both codes.
Culloty played his club football with the Killarney Legion club as well as the East Kerry team. With East Kerry he won four County Championship and two Munster Championship titles.
He played hurling with the Killarney and St Patrick's (East Kerry) teams. Over the course of his career, he won one County Hurling Championship, three Minor Championships, and four Intermediate Championships.
Culloty first played with Kerry when he lined out in goal for the county minor hurlers when he was just 14 in a Munster Championship game with Limerick. He later joined the county minor football panel where he won a Munster Championship in 1954. That same year he was part of the Kerry junior side that won both Munster and All Ireland titles. The following year he joined the senior team. Although more known as a goalkeeper,[citation needed] his first game was as a forward when he came on as a sub in that year's Munster final win over Cork. He kept his place for the rest of the year finishing off with a win over Dublin in the final.
He would play as an outfield player for the league campaigns in 1956, 1958 and beginning of 1959. It was in the second game of the 1959 league in a game with Galway that he first lined out in goal, a position he would keep until his retirement after the 1971 championship.
He played his first championship game in 4 seasons when he lined out in the first round of the 1959 championship, where Kerry overcame Tipperary and went on to win the Munster championship after defeating Cork in the final. The semifinal was a repeat of the 1955 final as Kerry took on Dublin, the result also repeating with Kerry winning in the end. It then set up an All Ireland final with Galway, who had been All Ireland champions only three years before. Kerry ran out 3-07 to 1-04 winners, giving Culloty his second All Ireland medal.
Kerry retained their Munster title in 1960 with wins over Tipperary and surprise finalists Waterford. It then set up a repeat of the previous years final with Galway in the semifinal. In this game, Kerry won on a 1-08 to 0-08 scoreline. This set up an All Ireland final with first-time finalists Down. Despite being favorites to retain their title, Down picked up a surprise victory, and their first title. Kerry started off the year by winning the National League for the second time in three years and gave Culloty his second league title. They once again retained their Munster title with wins over Clare and Cork in the Munster final, but only after a replay. This set up a repeat of the previous year's final but, once again, Down came out on top, en route to a second All Ireland in a row. While Culloty did not win an All Ireland in football, he did so in hurling, scoring 2 goals in the All Ireland Junior Hurling Championship 'home final' in Croke Park against Meath, Kerry went on to defeat London in the final proper.
In 1962, Kerry and Culloty picked up a fourth Munster title in a row following wins over Waterford and Cork. This set up an All Ireland semifinal with Dublin, a team Kerry hadn't played in Championship since 1959. In the end, it was a repeat of that fixture, with Kerry the 2-12 to 0-10 winners in the end. This set up a novel pairing in the final, as Roscommon qualified. It was to be the third time the sides met in the final and the first since 1946. Going into the game, each team had won one each but, in the end, Kerry came out 1-12 to 0-06 winners, to leap-frog the Connacht team in the head-to-head and, in the process, give Culloty his third All Ireland title.
Johnny Culloty
Johnny Culloty (1936 – 24 February 2025) was a Gaelic football and hurling sportsman from Killarney, County Kerry. He played both football and hurling with Kerry from the 1950s till the 1970s, winning All Ireland and National League titles in both. As a dual player at club level, he won county championships in both codes.
Culloty played his club football with the Killarney Legion club as well as the East Kerry team. With East Kerry he won four County Championship and two Munster Championship titles.
He played hurling with the Killarney and St Patrick's (East Kerry) teams. Over the course of his career, he won one County Hurling Championship, three Minor Championships, and four Intermediate Championships.
Culloty first played with Kerry when he lined out in goal for the county minor hurlers when he was just 14 in a Munster Championship game with Limerick. He later joined the county minor football panel where he won a Munster Championship in 1954. That same year he was part of the Kerry junior side that won both Munster and All Ireland titles. The following year he joined the senior team. Although more known as a goalkeeper,[citation needed] his first game was as a forward when he came on as a sub in that year's Munster final win over Cork. He kept his place for the rest of the year finishing off with a win over Dublin in the final.
He would play as an outfield player for the league campaigns in 1956, 1958 and beginning of 1959. It was in the second game of the 1959 league in a game with Galway that he first lined out in goal, a position he would keep until his retirement after the 1971 championship.
He played his first championship game in 4 seasons when he lined out in the first round of the 1959 championship, where Kerry overcame Tipperary and went on to win the Munster championship after defeating Cork in the final. The semifinal was a repeat of the 1955 final as Kerry took on Dublin, the result also repeating with Kerry winning in the end. It then set up an All Ireland final with Galway, who had been All Ireland champions only three years before. Kerry ran out 3-07 to 1-04 winners, giving Culloty his second All Ireland medal.
Kerry retained their Munster title in 1960 with wins over Tipperary and surprise finalists Waterford. It then set up a repeat of the previous years final with Galway in the semifinal. In this game, Kerry won on a 1-08 to 0-08 scoreline. This set up an All Ireland final with first-time finalists Down. Despite being favorites to retain their title, Down picked up a surprise victory, and their first title. Kerry started off the year by winning the National League for the second time in three years and gave Culloty his second league title. They once again retained their Munster title with wins over Clare and Cork in the Munster final, but only after a replay. This set up a repeat of the previous year's final but, once again, Down came out on top, en route to a second All Ireland in a row. While Culloty did not win an All Ireland in football, he did so in hurling, scoring 2 goals in the All Ireland Junior Hurling Championship 'home final' in Croke Park against Meath, Kerry went on to defeat London in the final proper.
In 1962, Kerry and Culloty picked up a fourth Munster title in a row following wins over Waterford and Cork. This set up an All Ireland semifinal with Dublin, a team Kerry hadn't played in Championship since 1959. In the end, it was a repeat of that fixture, with Kerry the 2-12 to 0-10 winners in the end. This set up a novel pairing in the final, as Roscommon qualified. It was to be the third time the sides met in the final and the first since 1946. Going into the game, each team had won one each but, in the end, Kerry came out 1-12 to 0-06 winners, to leap-frog the Connacht team in the head-to-head and, in the process, give Culloty his third All Ireland title.