Bill Kinnerk

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
1932-1939	Kerry
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

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

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

^ "The story of Bill Kinnerk". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

External links

Bill Kinnerk profile at the Terrace Talk website

[1] "The story of Bill Kinnerk". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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