Bill Kinnerk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Mac an Airchinn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
14 November 1907 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
6 September 1983 (75) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Billum | ||
| Occupation | CIÉ employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Mitchels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1932-1939 | Kerry | 19 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:45, 18 June 2020. | |||
William Kinnerk (14 November 1907 – 6 September 1983) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and local politician. At club level he played with the John Mitchels club and was an All-Ireland Championship medallist with the Kerry senior football team.
Playing career[edit]
Born in Tralee, Kinnerk first played competitive Gaelic football with Tralee Technical School. After lining out with a number of local clubs, he joined John Mitchels and claimed his first Kerry Senior Football Championship medal in his debut year in 1929. He claimed a second county medal as team captain in 1937. Kinnerk first joined the Kerry senior football team in 1932 and ended the year by winning his first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal as a substitute. He broke onto the starting fifteen the following year, and was a regular member of the team until his retirement after a tour of the United States in 1939. During that time Kinnerk won five Munster Championship medals as well as claiming an All-Ireland medal on the field of play in 1937.[1]
Honours[edit]
- Dingle
- Kerry Senior Football Championship (2): 1929, 1937 (c)
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1932, 1937
- Munster Senior Football Championship (5): 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938 (c)
References[edit]
- ^ "The story of Bill Kinnerk". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
External links[edit]
- Bill Kinnerk profile at the Terrace Talk website