| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Seosamh Ó Síocháín | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
6 May 1929 Farranfore, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died |
16 June 2020 (aged 91) Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Firies Killarney Legion | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1949–1955 | Kerry | 11 (2–07) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:18, 18 June 2020. | |||
John Joe Sheehan (6 May 1929 – 16 June 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with the Killarney Legion club and was a two-time All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kerry senior football team.
Born in Farranfore, Sheehan first enjoyed success when, in 1946 and still a schoolboy, he won a Kerry County Championship medal with Killarney Legion and an All-Ireland Minor Championship with the Kerry minor football team. While training to be a teacher at St. Patrick's College he was selected for the Dublin senior football team but declared for Kerry and made his debut in the first round of the 1949-50 league. Sheehan captained Kerry to the Munster Championship title in 1951, before a spinal injury ruled him out of the game before a comeback which saw him win two All-Ireland Championship medals from three final appearances between 1953 and 1955. He was also selected for the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions.[1][2]
