Denny Long
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| Born | 1949 (age 76–77) Cullen, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Electrician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis Long (born 1949) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Cullen, Millstreet and Austin Stacks, and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.
Career
[edit]Long first played Gaelic football at club level with Cullen. He was still eligible for the minor grade when he won a Duhallow JFC medal with the club in 1967.[1] Long subsequently transferred to the Millstreet club and won a Kelleher Shield title in 1971.[2] He joined the Austin Stacks club after moving to Tralee in 1975. Long was part of the Stacks team that beat Ballerin by 1–13 to 2–07 to win the All-Ireland Club SFC title in 1977.[3]
At inter-county level, Long first played for Cork as part of the minor team that beat Laois to win the All-Ireland MFC title in 1967.[4] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21FC medals before winning an All-Ireland U21FC medal in 1970, in what was his last game in the grade.[5]
By that stage, Long had already made his first appearance for the senior team. He won the first of three Munster SFC medals in four years in 1971.[6] Long lined out as midfield partner to Denis Coughlan when Cork beat Galway by 3–17 to 2–13 in the 1973 All-Ireland SFC final.[7][8] He ended the year by winning the first of two All Stars. During a carnival at Banteer in 1973, Long refereed a ladies' Gaelic football match between Kerry and Cork. This was one of the earliest ladies' Gaelic football inter-county games in Munster.[9][10]
Long's performances at inter-county level resulted in his inclusion on the Munster inter-provincial team at various times between 1971 and 1977. He won three consecutive Railway Cup medals between 1975 and 1977, after respective defeats of Ulster, Leinster and Connacht.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Long moved to Tralee in 1975 and ran a general electrical business until his retirement in 2007.[12] His son, Darragh Long, played for and managed Austin Stacks, as well as playing minor and under-21 football with Kerry.[13]
Honours
[edit]- Cullen
- Duhallow Junior Football Championship (1): 1967
- Millstreet
- Kelleher Shield (1): 1971
- Austin Stacks
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1977
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 1976
- Kerry Senior Football Championship (3): 1975, 1976, 1979
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1973
- Munster Senior Football Championship (3): 1971, 1973, 1974;
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1) 1970
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (2) 1969, 1970
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1) 1967
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1) 1967
- Munster
- Railway Cup (3): 1975, 1976, 1977
References
[edit]- ↑ "Introducing Cork's minors". Evening Echo. 23 September 1967. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Millstreet's powerful full-back was a legend for Cork and Munster". Irish Independent. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cork star who remains a Rebel 45 years after crossing the enemy line to live in the Kingdom". Irish Independent. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Minor Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Under 20 Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Senior Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "50 years on from 1973 football All-Ireland win: Where did it all go right?". Echo Live. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cork The Conquerors; 50th Anniversary of Cork Senior Football All Ireland Success 23rd September 1973". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ladies Football in Kerry". ladiesgaelic.ie. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ↑ "History – The Beginning". ladiesgaelic.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ "Railway Cup Football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "Denis Long". Hogan Stand. 18 June 1993. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ "'The job I always wanted' - Darragh Long takes reins at Austin Stacks". Irish Examiner. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2026.