Paul Russell (Gaelic footballer)

Paul Russell
Personal information
Irish name	Pól Ruiséil
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-back
Born	1906 Killarney, County Kerry
Died	1965
Occupation	Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years	Club
1920s-1930s	Dr. Crokes
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1924-1933	Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	7
All-Irelands	6
NFL	3

Paul Russell (1906–1965) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dr. Crokes and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1924 until 1933.^[1]

In a senior inter-county career that lasted a decade, Russell won every honour in the game at senior level. The youngest player to win an All-Ireland medal, he was only seventeen when he captured his first celtic cross in 1924. He went on to add five more All-Ireland titles to his collection. Russell also won seven Munster medals,^[2] three National Football League medals and three Railway Cup medals with Munster. He also played for Ireland in the Tailteann Games in 1928 and 1932.

In retirement from play Russell trained the Meath and Waterford senior football teams. In the 1960s he became a respected sports journalist.

References

↑ "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
↑ "Munster Senior Football". Munster GAA. Retrieved 2010-06-14.

Kerry Football Teams

Kerry – 1924 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (6th title)

1 J. Sheehy 2 P. O'Sullivan (c) 3 J. Barrett 4 J. Walsh 5 P. Russell 6 J. Moriarty 7 J. Murphy 8 C. Brosnan 9 B. Stack 10 J. Ryan 11 J.J. Sheehy 12 R. Prendeville 13 J. Bailey 14 J. Bailey 15 B. Landers

Kerry – 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (7th title)

1 J. Riordan 2 P. Clifford 3 J. Barrett 4 J. Walsh 5 P. Russell 6 J. Moriarty 7 J. Slattery 8 C. Brosnan 9 B. Stack 10 J. Ryan 11 D. O'Connell 12 T. O'Mahony 13 J.J. Sheehy (c) 14 J. Bailey 15 B. Gorman Played in drawn game J. Murphy J. O'Sullivan P. O'Sullivan

Kerry – 1929 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (8th title)

1 J. Riordan 2 D. O'Connor 3 J. Barrett (c) 4 J. Walsh 5 P. Russell 6 J. O'Sullivan 7 T. O'Donnell 8 C. Brosnan 9 B. Stack 10 J. Ryan 11 M. Doyle 12 J. J. Landers 13 N. Sweeney 14 J. Bailey 15 J. J. Sheehy

Kerry – 1930 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (9th title)

1 J. Riordan 2 D. O'Connor 3 J. Barrett 4 J. Walsh 5 P. Russell 6 J. O'Sullivan 7 T. O'Donnell 8 C. Brosnan 9 B. Stack 10 J. Ryan 11 M. Doyle 12 É. Fitzgerald 13 N. Sweeney 14 J. J. Landers 15 J. J. Sheehy (c)

Kerry – 1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (10th title)

1 D. O'Keeffe 2 D. O'Connor 3 J. Barrett 4 J. Walsh 5 P. Russell 6 J. O'Sullivan 7 T. Landers 8 C. Brosnan (c) 9 B. Stack 10 J. J. Landers 11 M. Doyle 12 É. Fitzgerald 13 J. Ryan 14 P. Whitty 15 M. Regan

Kerry – 1932 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (11th title)

1 D. O'Keeffe 2 D. O'Connor 3 J. Barrett (c) 4 J. Walsh 5 P. Russell 6 J. O'Sullivan 7 P. Whitty 8 B. Stack 9 J. Walsh 10 C. Geaney 11 M. Doyle 12 T. Landers 13 J. Ryan 14 C. Brosnan 15 J. J. Landers Sub used B. Landers for C. Geaney

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