Noel Lucey

Noel Lucey
Personal information
Irish name	Nollaig Ó Luasaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-back
Born	Jeremiah Noel Lucey; 1939; Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Ireland
Died	19 July 2021 (aged 82); Glenflesk, County Kerry, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Air Corps member
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Glenbeigh-Glencar; Laune Rangers; Mid Kerry
Club titles
Kerry titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1962–1963	Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
NFL	1
All Stars	0

Jeremiah Noel Lucey (1939 – 19 July 2021) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Glenbeigh-Glencar, Laune Rangers and Mid Kerry and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Career

Born in Caragh Lake, County Kerry, Lucey first played Gaelic football with Glenbeigh-Glencar before transferring to the Laune Rangers club. He won a County Championship title with divisional side Mid Kerry in 1967.^[1] Having never played at minor inter-county level, Lucey first was included on the Kerry senior football team during a number of tournament games in early 1962. He ended the season with an All-Ireland Championship title after lining out at centre-back in the final defeat of Roscommon. His brother, Jimmy Lucey, also lined out that day, while a third brother, Vincent Lucey, played in the 1965 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway.^[2] Lucey's inter-county career ended after just two seasons, by which stage he had also secured a National League title.

Lucey died in Glenflesk, County Kerry on 19 July 2021.^[3]

Team	Season	National League			Munster		All-Ireland		Total
Team	Season	Division	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score	Apps	Score
Kerry	1961–62	Division 1	0	0–00	2	0–00	1	0–00	3	0–00
Kerry	1962–63	Division 1	3	0–00	2	0–00	—		5	0–00
Career total			3	0–00	4	0–00	1	0–00	8	0–00

^ "Paul Lucey 'A Rockie Legend' RIP". Austin Stacks GAA website. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Eamonn Fitzgerald: Time to honour the heroes of Jadotville". Killarney Advertiser. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Kerry All-Ireland winner Noel Lucey passes away". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.