20 Facts to know about John Egan > Born in Tahilla near Sneem on 13/6/52 > Holder of 6 All Ireland Senior Football Medals (1975, 1978-’81, 1984) > Holder of 9 Munster Senior Championship medals (1975 to ’82, 1984) > Winner of 5 All Star Awards (1975, ’77, ’78, ’80, ’82) > Holder of 4 National Football League Medals (1973, ’74, ’77, ’82) > Made National Football League debut in Hyde Pk in 1972 alongside Ger Power and Domhnall Kavanagh in the full forward line > Made Senior Championship debut in June 1973 in Austin Stack Park vs Tipperary alongside Mick O’Dwyer and Jackie Walsh in the full forward line > Made 41 Senior Football Championship appearances for Kerry > Scorer of 14 Goals and 59 Points in Senior Football Championship games > Played 65 National Football League Games for Kerry > Scorer of 21 Goals and and 59 Points in the National Football League > Scored goals in 3 Senior All Ireland Football Finals (1975, ’78, ’79)and 3 National Football League Finals (1974 Draw, ’77, ’82 Replay) > Member of Kerry Minor Team beaten by Galway after a replay in 1970 > Replaced Martin Ferris T.D. on the 1972 Under 21 final team defeated by Galway. > Won an All Ireland Under 21 medal in 1973 when Kerry defeated Mayo > Won 4 Railway Cup medals with Munster (1975, ’76, ’77, ’81) > Scorer of 2-3 against Tipperary in the Munster Senior Championship in Clonmel in 1975, a game that heralded the arrival of the great Kerry Team of the Golden Years > Captained Kerry in the ill fated 1982 attempt to win a record 5 Senior Football Championship titles > Won 2 County Senior Football Championship medals with South Kerry (1981, ’82) > Won a South Kerry Senior football Championship medal with Sneem in 1977
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 07:54:20 +0000
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