| Code | Football |
|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football |
| Irish | Séamus Ó Luasaigh |
| Feet | 5 |
| Inches | 10 |
| Occupation | Army sergeant |
| County | Kerry |
| Province | Munster |
| Club | Glenbeigh-Glencar Laune Rangers Mid Kerry |
| Clcounty | 1 |
| Counties | Kerry |
| Icposition | Midfield |
| Icyears | 1962–1966 |
| Icapps(points) | 8 (0-00) |
| Icprovince | 3 |
| Icallireland | 1 |
| Nfl | 1 |
| Allstars | 0 |
| Birth date | 1941 |
| Birth place | Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Death date | 16 February 1969 (aged 27) |
| Death place | Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland |
James Lucey (1941 – 16 February 1969) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Glenbeigh-Glencar, Laune Rangers and Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.
Career
Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar. He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.[1] After briefly appearing for the Kerry minor football team during the early rounds of the championship in 1958, Lucey was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team during a number of tournament games in early 1962. He ended the season with an All-Ireland Championship title after lining out at midfield in the final defeat of Roscommon. His brother, Noel Lucey, also lined out that day, while a third brother, Vincent Lucey, played in the 1965 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway.[2] Lucey's inter-county career ended in 1966, by which stage he had also secured a National League title and several Munster Championship titles.
Personal life and death
Lucey secured a place in the first Army Apprentice School class at Devoy Barracks in 1956. After a three-year apprenticeship he became a fitter and a mechanic in the Cavalry Corps. He served two terms with the United Nations Peacekeeping Operation in the Congo and was one of 154 soldiers involved in the Siege of Jadotville.[3]
Lucey died from Hodgkins disease at St Luke's Hospital in Rathgar on 16 February 1969.[4] Aged 27, he was the first member of the 1962 All-Ireland-winning team to die.
Career statistics
| Team | Season | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Kerry | 1961–62 | Division 1 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 |
| 1962–63 | 5 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-00 | ||
| 1963–64 | 5 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-00 | ||
| 1964–65 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | ||
| 1965–66 | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | 4 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 14 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-00 | 24 | 0-01 | ||
Honours
- Mid Kerry
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1962
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1962, 1963, 1965
- National Football League: 1962–63
References
- ^ "Paul Lucey 'A Rockie Legend' RIP". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Evans, Tadhg (12 November 2016). "Tale of the Kerrymen in Siege of Jadotville". The Kerryman. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville". Killarney Advertiser. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.