Jim Brosnan (footballer)

Jim Brosnan
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Midfeald/Forward
Born	County Kerry
Club(s)
Years	Club
1940's-1970's	Moyvane
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1949-1959	Kerry	28 (3-23)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All-Irelands	2
NFL	1
All Stars	0

Dr. Jim Brosnan was a Gaelic footballer, manager and administrator from Co. Kerry. He played with Kerry during the 40's and 50's.

Jim started his life in Moyvane, being the son of the famous Con. Con collected six medals back in the twenties and thirties. His brother Mick, who was also a doctor spent his life practising in England. Dr. Jim practised his medicine in Dingle.

He won All Irelands with Kerry in 1953 and 1955. He was flown home specially for the 1955 final from America. He also won a National League medal in 1959. He also won a Munster Minor Championship medal in 1948.

He played club football with Moyvane and Shannon Rangers. He won a number of North Kerry Senior Football Championships with Moyvane.

During his college days he was a star with UCC. He won 2 Sigerson Cup titles with the college in 1943 and 1946. He was selected on the 2011 Sigerson Team of the Century.

As a manager he led Kerry to back to back All Ireland Minor titles in 1962 and 63.

Jim Brosnan took over as Kerry team trainer in 1965.^[1] He held this position until 1968^[2]

As an administrator he served as chairman of the Kerry County Board for several years. It was he who was instrumental in putting the Kerry club structure in place which is very often envied by other counties. He also served as chairman of the Dingle club.

References

Jim Brosnan at Terrace Talk
Kerry at hoganstand.com
Kerry GAA mourns Dr Jim Brosnan. 5/12/11. hoganstand.com

References

↑ "Jim succeeds Dr. Eamon as Kerry team trainer"; Kerryman 27/02/1965, p. 16
↑ "Jackie Lyne will train Kerry team"; Kerryman 15/05/1968, p. 21

Kerry – 1953 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (17th title)

1 J. Foley 2 J. Murphy (c) 3 N. Roche 4 D. Murphy 5 C. Kennelly 6 J. Cronin 7 M. Palmer 8 S. Murphy 9 D. Hanafin 10 J. Brosnan 11 J. J. Sheehan 12 T. Lyne 13 T. Ashe 14 S. Kelly 15 J. Lyne Sub used 16 G. O'Sullivan for D. Hanafin Subs not used 17 J. O'Shea 18 P. Sheehy 19 B. O'Shea 20 M. Brosnan

Kerry – 1954 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 G. O'Mahony 2 M. Palmer 3 N. Roche 4 D. Murphy 5 S. Murphy 6 J. Cronin 7 C. Kennelly 8 J. Dowling (c) 9 T. Moriarty 10 B. Buckley 11 J. J. Sheehan 12 P. Sheehy 13 J. Brosnan 14 S. Kelly 15 T. Lyne

Kerry – 1955 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (18th title)

1 G. O'Mahony 2 J. O'Shea 3 E. Roche 4 M. Palmer 5 S. Murphy 6 J. Cronin 7 T. Moriarty 8 John Dowling (c) 9 D. O'Shea 10 P. Sheehy 11 T. Costelloe 12 T. Lyne 13 J. Cullotty 14 M. Murphy 15 J. Brosnan Sub used J. J. Sheehan for T. Moriarty

Kerry – 1965 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 J. Culloty
2 D. O'Sullivan
3 N. Sheehy
4 M. Morris
5 S. Murphy
6 P. O'Donoghue
7 J. D. O'Connor (c)
8 D. O'Sullivan
9 M. O'Connell
10 V. Lucey
11 P. Griffin
12 D. O'Shea
13 B. O'Callaghan
14 M. O'Dwyer
15 J. J. Barrett

Subs used: 18 D. Geaney for V. Lucey; 21 J. O'Shea for J. J. Barrett

Subs not used: 16 M. Kelly; 17 J. Lucey; 19 S. Burrows; 20 P. Bowler; 22 J. Burke; 23 T. Sheehan; 24 S. Mac Gearailt

Trainer: J. Brosnan

Kerry senior football team – managers

J. Brosnan (1965–68) J. Lyne (1968–71) J. Keohane (1971–72) J. Culloty (1972–75) M. O'Dwyer (1975–89) M. O'Sullivan (1989–92) D. Moran (1992–95) P. Ó Sé (1995–03) J. O'Connor (2003–06) P. O'Shea (2006–08) J. O'Connor (2008–12) É. Fitzmaurice (2012–present)

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