John Joe Landers

John Joe 'Purty' Landers
Personal information
Irish name Seán Seosamh de Londras
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1907-04-23)23 April 1907
Tralee, County Kerry
Died 27 August 2001(2001-08-27) (aged 94)
Club(s)
Years Club
1920s-1940s Austin Stacks
Club titles
Kerry titles 5 (F) 4 (H)
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1928-1938 Kerry 29 (11-20)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 5
NFL 4
All Stars 1

John Joe 'Purty' Landers (23 April 1907 27 August 2001) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stacks and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1928 until 1938. Landers and his two brothers, Tim and Bill, won twelve All-Ireland medals between them.[1] In recognition of his skills and long-running contribution to the sport, Landers was awarded the 1985 All-time all-star award as no GAA All Stars Awards were being issued at the time of his playing career.

References

  1. "John Joe Landers". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
Awards
Preceded by
John Dunne
(Galway)
GAA All-Time All-Star Award
shared with Tim 'Roundy' Landers

1985
Succeeded by
Alf Murray
(Armagh)
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