Waterville in County Kerry, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Mick O'Dwyer
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
1. Mick O'Dwyer Marker
9th June 1936
Birthplace
Waterville, Co. Kerry
Parents
John O'Dwyer and Mary Galvin
Married
Mary Carmel O'Sullivan on 20th Feb 1962
Family
Four sons: John, Michael, Robert and Karl
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Inter-County Career
Kerry Minors · 1954
Kerry Juniors · 1956
Kerry Senior Debut · 1956
(Kerry v Carlow in Tralee)
Last Game in Croke Park · 1973
(National League Final)
Last Munster Final · 1973
(Kerry v Cork in Cork)
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Honours Won
4 All-Ireland Senior Medals
8 National League Medals
12 Munster Champ. Medals
1 Munster Junior Medal
1 Railway Cup Medal
Played in 10 Senior All-Ireland Finals
Played Snr football for Waterville for 33 yrs.
Won 8 Sth Kerry Senior Champs.
Won 3 Co. Champs. with Sth Kerry
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Trainer / Manager
Managed Kerry in 10 All-Ireland
finals in 12 years, winning 8
Trainer of Kerry U-21 in 4 consecutive
All-Ireland finals 1975 - '78 winning 3
Trainer of 6 winning Railway Cup Teams
Trainer
this page online
Manager of the Millenium 2000
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Kildare
Manager of Kildare 1991 - '94 and '97 - 2002
Won 2 Leinster Champs. 1998 and 2000
1 Leinster U-21 Champ. 1992
All-Ireland Finalists 1998
National League Finalists 1991
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Laois and Wicklow
Manager of Laois 2002 - 2006
Won Leinster Champ. 2003
Won O'Byrne Cup 2005
National League Finalists 2003
Manager of Wicklow 2006 - 2011
Won Tommy Murphy Cup 2007
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Other Achievements
Footballer of the Year 1969
Top Scorer 1969 and 1970
Kerryman of the year 1986
Texaco Hall of Fame 2004
Conferred with Hon. Doctorate by UCD 2004
RTE & Sports Council Hall of Fame 2010
Irish Independent Hall of Fame 2012
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This statue was officially unveiled by
Jimmy Deenihan T.D.
Minister for Arts, Heritage
and The Gaeltacht
on 13 June 2012
Erected 2012.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is June 9, 1936.
Location. 51° 49.602′ N, 10° 10.33′ W. Marker is in Waterville, Munster, in County Kerry. Marker is on National Route N70, 0.1 kilometers north of Southview
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
2. Mick O'Dwyer Inter-County Career Marker
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Charlie Chaplin (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Thomas George Millerick 1864-1898 (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Commercial Cable Company (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Iveragh Lodge (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Latitude 51 49' 50"·54 N. Longitude 10 10' 15"·5 W. (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); Colonel Patrick J. Quinlan (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); Com an Chiste (approx. 5.6 kilometers away); Teach do laoch / Home for a hero (approx. 7.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waterville.
Also see . . .
1. Mick O'Dwyer at Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. GAA Legend Mick O'Dwyer unveils statue of himself (YouTube, 2012). (Submitted on October 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. 35 years on, Mick O’Dwyer is still haunted by Seamus Darby’s goal (Irish Examiner, 2018). (Submitted on October 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
3. Mick O'Dwyer Honours Won Marker
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4. Mick O'Dwyer Trainer / Manager Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
5. Mick O'Dwyer Kildare Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
6. Mick O'Dwyer Laois and Wicklow Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
7. Mick O'Dwyer Other Achievements Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
8. Mick O'Dwyer Unveiling Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
9. Mick O'Dwyer Park
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
10. Mick O'Dwyer Statue
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., May 19, 2019
11. Mick O'Dwyer Park Sign
Credits. This page was last revised on October 11, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 168 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on October 11, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
