John Dowling (Gaelic footballer)

John Dowling (1930–1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football at club level with the local Kerins O'Rahilly's side and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from the 1954 until 1961. Dowling captained Kerry to the All-Ireland title in 1955.[1] He won Munster and All Ireland Junior Medals with Kerry in 1949. He also won a Munster Minor Championship medal in 1948.

John Dowling
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born Tralee, County Kerry
Club(s)
Years Club
1940s-1960s
Kerins O'Rahilly's
Club titles
Kerry titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1951-1961
Kerry 26 (1-22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 2
NFL 2

References

  1. "Munster Senior Football Championship Winning Teams". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Mick Murphy
Kerry Senior Football Captain
1954-1955
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by
Peter McDermott
(Meath)
All-Ireland Senior Football
winning captain

1955
Succeeded by
Jack Mangan
(Galway)
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