Peter Crowley (Gaelic footballer)

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Peter Crowley
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre Back
Born (1990-05-22) 22 May 1990 (age 33)
County Kerry, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Occupation Pharmacist
Club(s)
Years Club
2007–
 Laune Rangers
Colleges(s)
Years College
 UCC
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2012–2021
 Kerry 13 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Peter Crowley (born 22 May 1990)[1] is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers. Crowley was a member of the Kerry county football team at senior level between 2012 and 2021, and was on the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning team.[2] He retired from inter-county football in April 2021.[3]

Early and personal life

From Killorglin,[4] Crowley attended the Intermediate School Killorglin.[5] He is a pharmacist by trade.[3]

Career

Crowley played club football with Laune Rangers in the Mid Kerry Senior Football Championship.[6] While at university, he played with UCC and won a Sigerson Cup medal and a Cork Senior Football Championship medal in 2011.[7] He also won an Munster Minor Football Championship medal.[1]

Joining the senior Kerry county football team in 2012, Crowley was a member of Kerry's successful 2014 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship team.[2] After coming on as a substitute in Kerry's defeat of Cork in the 2014 Munster Senior Football Championship final,[8] he started at the centre half back position in the 2014 All-Ireland final.[9] Following Kerry's win over Donegal in the final, Crowley was recognised with an All-Star award for the 2014 football season.[4]

Crowley was a member of the Kerry team that won the 2017 National Football League,[10] and he also represented Ireland in the 2017 International Rules Series.[3]

While he was a member of the panel that reached the 2019 National Football League division 1 final,[7] he did not participate in the 2019 championship season due to injury.[11][12]

Crowley announced his retirement from inter-county football in April 2021, due to "injury problems and work commitments".[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kerry Senior Football Panel Profiles 2014". Kerry GAA. 14 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kerry defender Peter Crowley hangs up his boots". rte.ie. RTÉ. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "All-Ireland-winning Kerry defender Peter Crowley retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Kerry All-Ireland football winner Crowley retires from inter-county game". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Testimonials". isk.ie. Intermediate School Killorglin. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  6. ^ "My Club: Peter Crowley - Laune Rangers". gaa.ie. GAA. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Veteran Kerry defender Peter Crowley retires from inter-county football". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Kingdom lord it over below-par Rebels". rte.ie. RTÉ. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ^ "O'Se recalled as Donaghy handed No 14 jersey for final". Irish Independent. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  10. ^ "David Moran phenomenal as Kerry sack the Dublin empire to lift league crown". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2021. Kerry [..] 5. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
  11. ^ "Peter Crowley out for Championship after suffering season-ending knee injury". the42.ie. Journal Media Ltd. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Season-ending cruciate injury for Kerry's Peter Crowley". rte.ie. RTÉ. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2021.