Mick Finucane

Summary

Michael Finucane (1922 – 5 July 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back and left wing-back for the Kerry senior team.[1]

Mick Finucane
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Mac Fionmhacáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1922
Lisselton, County Kerry, Ireland
Died 5 July 2016 (aged 93)
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Ballydonoghue
Shannon Rangers
Club titles
Kerry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1946–1950
Kerry 5 (0–00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Born in Lisselton, County Kerry, Finucane first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He came to prominence with his local club Ballydonoghue before later having Kerry Senior Championship success with the Shannon Rangers divisional team.

Finucane made his senior debut during the 1946-47 league. He went on to play a brief role for Kerry on the left-hand-side flank, and won one Munster Senior Football Championship medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Finucane won one Railway Cup medal. Throughout his inter-county career he made 5 championship appearances. Finucane retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1950 championship.

Honours edit

Shannon Rangers
Kerry
Munster

References edit

  1. ^ "Last link to Polo Grounds final is broken". Hogan Stand. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.