Gerald Courell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Mac Fhearchail | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
28 July 1906 Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Died |
12 September 1983 (aged 77) Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Draper | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1924-1943 | Ballina Stephenites | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 8 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1927-1937 | Mayo | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 4 | ||
Gerald Thomas Courell (28 July 1906 – 12 September 1983) was an Irish Gaelic football player, trainer and referee. At club level, he played with Ballina Stephenites and had All-Ireland SFC successes with the Mayo senior football team as both a player and a trainer.[1][2][3]
Honours
Player
- Mayo
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1936
- Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936
- National Football League: 1933–34 (c), 1934–35, 1935–36, 1936–37
Trainer
- Mayo
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1950, 1951
- Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
- National Football League: 1948–49
References
- ^ "Mayo's immortal campaign of 1936". Mayo Advertiser. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Five Mayo men alive in 1951 recall All-Ireland glory: 'To see them win again would be just incredible'". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ "Golden night for Mayo sports stars". Western People. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2022.