Sean Hegarty
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Sean Hegarty was a Gaelic football
er from County Kerry
. He had a brief career with the Kerry
senior team during the 2001 National League. Before joining the senior team he played with the Kerry
minor team in 1997 and won a Munster Championship title playing at center back. He then moved on to the Under 21 side in 1998 and won a Munster Championship, and later an All Ireland Championship. He won a second Munster Under 21 title in 1999 but lost in the All Ireland final to Westmeath
. In 2006 he was captain of the Kerry
Junior team that won Munster and All Ireland titles.
At club level he played with the Killarney Legion
club with whom he won a County Intermediate Championship in 2005.
He also played with the Tralee IT team that won the Sigerson Cup
in 1999.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er from County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
. He had a brief career with the Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
senior team during the 2001 National League. Before joining the senior team he played with the Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
minor team in 1997 and won a Munster Championship title playing at center back. He then moved on to the Under 21 side in 1998 and won a Munster Championship, and later an All Ireland Championship. He won a second Munster Under 21 title in 1999 but lost in the All Ireland final to Westmeath
Westmeath GAA
The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...
. In 2006 he was captain of the Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
Junior team that won Munster and All Ireland titles.
At club level he played with the Killarney Legion
Killarney Legion
Killarney Legion are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. The club was founded on a March evening in 1929 when a group of eleven men held a meeting in the then Temperance Hall in High Street, Killarney .-Recent history:In the 2007 Kerry Senior Football...
club with whom he won a County Intermediate Championship in 2005.
He also played with the Tralee IT team that won the Sigerson Cup
Sigerson Cup
The Sigerson Cup is the top division of Higher Education Gaelic football in Ireland, It is administrated by the Higher Education committee which is part of the Gaelic Athletic Association...
in 1999.