Patrick Desmond Whitty (25 July 1908 – March 1994) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with John Mitchels and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team. He played both in defence and as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig de Fuite | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
25 July 1908 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
March 1994 (aged 85) London, England | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Mitchels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1926-1936 | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 8 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
Playing career edit
Whitty first came to Gaelic football prominence as a member of the John Mitchels club that won County Championship titles in 1929 and 1937.[1] He was just 18-years-old when he was drafted onto the Kerry senior football team and was a member of the team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1926, however, he didn't receive a winners' medal. Whitty was also a member of the Kerry team that won the title in 1930 but did not appear in the All-Ireland final win over Monaghan. He claimed back-to-back All-Ireland medals on the field of play in 1931 and 1932.[2] Whitty's other honours with Kerry include being involved in eight Munster Championship-winning teams and two National Football League medals on the field of play.[3] He also won a Railway Cup medal with Munster.[4]
Personal life and death edit
Born in Tralee, County Kerry, Whitty emigrated to London in 1939. He spent most of his working life there in the pub trade. Whitty was also a mainstay of the Kerry Association in London.[citation needed]
Whitty died in March 1994.
Honours edit
- John Mitchels
- Kerry Senior Football Championship: 1929, 1937
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936
- National Football League: 1927–28, 1930–31, 1931–32
- Munster
- Railway Cup: 1931
References edit
- ^ "Club history". John Mitchels GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Murphy, Ciarán (15 March 2017). "Second Opinion: Kerry have special reason to stop Gavin's trailblazers". Irish Times. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Railway Cup Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.