Mick Kennedy (Gaelic footballer)
{{Short description|Dublin Gaelic footballer}}
{{Other people|Michael Kennedy|Michael Kennedy (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Kennedy|Mick Kennedy (disambiguation)}}
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| code= Football
| sport = Gaelic football
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| name = Mick Kennedy
| irish = Mícheál Ó Cinnéide
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| feet = 6
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| occupation = Driver
| county = Dublin
| province = Leinster
| club = St Margaret's
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| counties = Dublin
| icposition = Left wing-forward
| icyears = 1979–1992
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| icallireland = 1
| nfl = 2
| allstars = 1
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| birth_date = 1958
| birth_place= Finglas,
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Michael J. Kennedy (born 1958) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the St Margaret's club and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.
Career
Kennedy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the St Margaret's club.{{cite news|url=https://stmargaretsgaa.clubzap.com/history|title=Club history|date=|publisher=St Margaret's GAA website|accessdate=25 November 2022|first=|last=}} He was still eligible for the minor grade when he was promoted to the club's senior team, but enjoyed little in terms of success.
Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Dublin as a member of the minor team. He won a Leinster MFC medal in 1976, however, his subsequent three-year spell with the under-21 team without success.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/dublin-gaa/legends-of-the-club-majestic-mick-kennedy-was-a-top-class-defender-with-st-margarets-41865971.html|title=Legends of the club: Majestic Mick Kennedy was a top-class defender with St Margaret's|date=25 July 2022|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=25 November 2022|first=|last=}} Kennedy joined the senior team in 1979 and won the first of six Leinster SFC medals that year before losing the All-Ireland final to Kerry.{{cite news|url=http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P158-187-%E2%80%93-Se%E2%80%A6FBall-Finalis.pdf|title=Leinster Senior Football Finalists|date=|publisher=Leinster GAA website|accessdate=25 November 2022|first=|last=}} In all, he made five All-Ireland final appearances, with victory coming on one occasion against Galway in 1983. Kennedy also won a Railway Cup medal with Leinster in 1988, the same year he was named as the All-Star left corner-back.{{cite news|url=http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P189-195-Lein%E2%80%A6Railway-Cup-F.pdf|title=Leinster Railway Cup Football winning teams|date=|publisher=Leinster GAA website|accessdate=25 November 2022|first=|last=}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/seven-dubs-included-in-football-all-stars-selection|title=Seven Dubs included in football All-Stars selection|date=1 November 2018|publisher=Dublin GAA website|accessdate=25 November 2022|first=|last=}}
Honours
References
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Category:Dublin inter-county Gaelic footballers