Jack Ferriter
{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}
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Bishopstown
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Bishopstown
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|counties= Kerry
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Jack Ferriter is a former Gaelic footballer from Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. He was a member of several Kerry underage teams in the 1990s with Dingle CBS, Dingle GAA, and Kerry (Minor, U-21, Junior, and Senior). Kerry won an All Ireland Minor title in 1994 with him as captain,{{cite web |last1=Browne |first1=PJ |title='I Actually Went Up To Cavan - I Was Going To Make A Switch Up There' |url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/jack-ferriter-kerry-417200 |website=Balls.ie |access-date=8 June 2024}} and until 2014 was the last Kerry man to do so.{{cite news |title=Kerry win first minor title in 20 years |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2014/0921/645275-kerry-v-donegal/ |access-date=8 June 2024 |publisher=RTÉ |date=21 September 2014}} Ferriter suffered a shoulder injury which curtailed a promising senior career with Kerry at a relatively early age.{{cite news |title=Kerry's boys of '94: Where are they now? |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/kerry-s-boys-of-94-where-are-they-now-1.1104197 |access-date=8 June 2024 |agency=The Irish Times |date=18 September 2000 |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011090256/https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/kerry-s-boys-of-94-where-are-they-now-1.1104197 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
Club
He played his club football with Dingle. He won a Kerry Intermediate Football Championship in 1996 with the club, as well as a number of West Kerry Senior Football Championship titles.
He also played with the West Kerry divisional team. He won Minor and Under 21 championships with the team, and played in the 1996 Kerry Senior Football Championship.
He later played with Bishopstown in Cork. He lined out in the 2004 Cork Senior Football Championship final when Bishopstown lost to Carbery GAA.
Ferriter has also played in the United States with Shannon Blues GAA (Boston) and St Barnabas GAA (New York).
Underage
He first played with the Kerry minor team in 1994,{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/kerry-s-boys-of-94-where-are-they-now-1.1104197|title=Kerry's boys of '94: Where are they now?|newspaper=The Irish Times}} a team he was the captain of. Kerry won the Munster title with little fuss with Ferriter scoring in each game, wins over Limerick scored 2 pts, Cork scored 2-03 and Clare in the final scored 4 pts. He scored 4 pts in the All-Ireland semi-final win over Armagh. In the final Kerry faced Galway. Ferriter scored 6 pts as Kerry took the title on a 0–16 to 1-07 scoreline. He went on to collect the cup as the team's captain.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/133/Jack-Ferriter/Minor|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: Minor Appearances :: Jack Ferriter|website=www.terracetalk.com}}
He moved on to the counties Under 21 team in 1995. He was a sub during the Munster championship, as Kerry won the title by beating Waterford in final. He started at Left Half Forward in the All-Ireland semi-final win over Donegal. In the final Kerry faced Mayo. The sides ended level 2–12 to 3-09 and a replay was needed. In the second game Ferriter was Man of the Match after scoring 1–01 in a 3–10 to 1–12 win. This gave him an All-Ireland Under 21 medal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/133/Jack-Ferriter/U21|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: U21 Appearances :: Jack Ferriter|website=www.terracetalk.com}}
Injury saw him miss much of Kerry's 1996 campaign. His only appearance was when he came on as a sub in the All-Ireland final win against Cavan. It was his second Under 21 All-Ireland medal.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/1079/1996-Kerry-Vs-Cavan|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1996 U21 :: All-Ireland Final :: Kerry Vs Cavan|website=www.terracetalk.com}}
He was still underage in 1997 but missed the whole campaign.
Colleges
He also played on the Tralee IT teams that won Sigerson Cups in 1998 and 1999. Ferriter was awarded the Player of the Tournament in the Sigerson Cup competition of 1998 as the college made it three titles in a row.
Junior
Having played with the senior team during the later 90's he had fallen out of favor. He joined the Kerry junior team in 2001. Kerry had a surprise loss to Tipperary.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/1013/2001-Kerry-Vs-Tipperary|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 2001 Junior :: Munster Quarter-Final :: Kerry Vs Tipperary|website=www.terracetalk.com}}
He was again part of the junior team in 2002. He played at Center Forward as Kerry beat Limerick, Cork and Tipperary to win the Munster title. He scored 1-05 as Kerry overcame Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final. He lined out in his first All-Ireland final since his Under 21 days when Kerry faced Wicklow. While Kerry were expected to win, Wicklow scored four goals in a surprise win.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/133/Jack-Ferriter/Junior|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: Junior Appearances :: Jack Ferriter|website=www.terracetalk.com}} The final was his last game with Kerry at any level.
Senior
On the back of his displays with the Under 21's Ferriter was brought into the Kerry senior panel for the 1995/96 National League. He played in all six of Kerry's game, including the quarter-final loss to Cork. He played no part in that summers championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1996/League|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1996 League|website=www.terracetalk.com}}
Injury saw him miss out on the whole of the 1997 season.
He returned to make an appearance during the 1997/98 League.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/271/1998-Kerry-Vs-Dublin|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1998 League :: :: Kerry Vs Dublin|website=www.terracetalk.com}} He was part of the panel during the championship, winning a Munster championship title as a sub, but played no games.
He again played during the 1998/99 National League playing four games.{{Cite web|url=http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1999/League|title=Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1999 League|website=www.terracetalk.com}} This was his last time playing with Kerry at senior level.
He was linked with joining Cavan, Galway and Cork at different times but never played championship football.{{Cite web|url=https://www.balls.ie/gaa/jack-ferriter-kerry-417200|title='I Actually Went Up To Cavan - I Was Going To Make A Switch Up There'|first=P. J.|last=Browne|website=Balls.ie|date=14 September 2019 }}
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100328113400/http://www.thelockerroom.ie/the-staff.htm The Locker Room]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100623043830/http://www.hoganstand.com/Kerry/Profile.aspx Hoganstand.com - Profile]
- [http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/133/Jack-Ferriter/League Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: League Appearances :: Jack Ferriter]
{{All Ireland Minor Football Champions 1994}}
{{All Ireland Under 21 Football Champions 1995}}
{{All Ireland Under 21 Football Champions 1996}}
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers