Dick Fitzgerald

Short description of one of Kerry's greatest ever players, Dick Fitzgerald. Kerry won its first All-Ireland football championship in 1903. It spawned a tradition of outstanding footballers, of whom Dick Fitzgerald remains feted as one of the greatest of all. He was the first true superstar of gaelic games, winning five All-Ireland medals, including two as captain in 1913 and 1914. Fitzgeralds fame was confirmed when he wrote the first ever book on gaelic football, How to play gaelic football, which was published in 1914. Fitzgerald would most likely have won six county medals had Kerry played the 1910 All-Ireland Final against Louth. A dispute with the Greath Southern Railway Company had led to Kerry refusing to travel and they handed Louth a walkover. Fitzgerald lived in Killarney, as did fellow Kerry players Jack Myers, Dinny Kissane , Paddy Dillon, Florrie OSullivan.

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• Kerry
• Gaa
• Crokes
• Fitzgerald Stadium
• Killarney
• Dick Fitzgerald
• Gaelic Football