Mixie Palmer
Irish Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus M. Ó Maolómhair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born | 1927 Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Died | 21 December 2022 (aged 95) Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Mixie | ||
| Occupation | Cattle salesman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killarney Legion | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1949-1955 | Kerry | 21 (1-01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
James Michael Palmer (1927 - 21 December 2022), known as Mixie Palmer, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Killarney Legion and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.[1]
Career
Born in Kenmare, County Kerry, Palmer played at club level with Killarney Legion and won a County Championship medal in 1946.[2] He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor football team in 1945 before subsequently winning an All-Ireland Junior Championship medal with Kerry in 1949. Palmer's performances in this grade resulted in an immediate call-up to the senior team and he won the first of five Munster Championship medals in 1950. He claimed his first All-Ireland title after a defeat of Armagh in the 1953 All-Ireland final. After defeat by Meath the following year, Palmer collected a second winners' medal after lining out at left corner-back in Kerry's defeat of Dublin in the 1955 All-Ireland final.[3]
Honours
- Killarney Legion
- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1953, 1955
- Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1949
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1949
References
- ^ "PALMER, James (Mixie) : Death". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ O'Connor, Christy (5 November 2015). "Legion among leading lights in Killarney's Kingdom takeover". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ O'Shea, Gerry (29 August 2019). "GAA: Never ever, rule Kerry out!". Irish Central. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
- Mixie Palmer profile at the Terrace Talk website
