Jas Murphy

Jas Murphy

Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Murchú
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right corner-back
Born	(1923-05-30) 30 May 1923 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Occupation	Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years	Club
1940s 1940s-1950s	Kerins O'Rahilly's St. Nicholas'
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1947-1948 1949-1954	Cork Kerry	3 (0-00) 16 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0

James 'Jas' Murphy (born 30 May 1923) is a former Gaelic footballer from Ireland who played as a corner-back for both Cork and Kerry senior teams from 1947 until 1954.

Murphy made his first appearance for the Cork team during the 1947 championship and, after spending two seasons with 'the Rebels', he declared for Kerry in 1949. He went on to win one All-Ireland winner's medal and two Munster winner's medals. In 1953 Murphy captained the team to the All-Ireland title.

At club level Murphy began his career with Kerins O'Rahilly's in Tralee before later joining the St. Nicholas' club in Cork where he won a county club championship winners' medal.

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Paudie Sheehy	Kerry Senior Football Captain 1953	Succeeded by Mick Murphy
Achievements
Preceded by Mick Higgins (Cavan)	All-Ireland Senior Football Final winning captain 1953	Succeeded by Peter McDermott (Meath)