Denis Joseph Crowley (1945 – 19 February 2016) was an Irish

Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...

er who played as a midfielder for the Kerry senior team. Born in Rathmore,

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, Crowley was introduced to

in his youth. At club level he lined out with Rathmore, however, it was with divisional side East Kerry that he won four

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medals. Crowley made his debut on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kerry senior team during the 1967 championship. He went on to win two

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medals, four

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medals and two

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medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. Crowley was a member of the

inter-provincial team on a number of occasions but never won a

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medal. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1972 championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Crowley, Din Joe 1945 births 2016 deaths Rathmore Gaelic footballers Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers