Bobby Buckley

Bobby Buckley
Personal information
Irish name	Riobeard Ó Buachalla
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Born	20 April 1931; Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland
Died	6 March 2013 (aged 81); Ballyheigue, County Kerry, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Education executive
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Clounmacon; St Brendan's; Kenmare Shamrocks
Club titles
Kerry titles	0
Colleges(s)
Years	College
	University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1953-1958	Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NFL	0

Robert Buckley (20 April 1931 – 6 March 2013), known as Bobby Buckley, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club sides Clounmacon and Kenmare Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.^[1]

Career

Buckley first played Gaelic football with the local Clounmacon club. He first came to prominence when he lined out for the University College Cork team that won the Sigerson Cup in 1953. This success opened the door for Buckley to line out with the Kerry senior football team and he made his debut during the 1953 Munster Championship. He won the first of three successive provincial championship medals that year. After defeat by Meath in the 1954 All-Ireland final, Buckley claimed a winners' medal after lining out as a substitute in Kerry's defeat of Dublin in the 1955 All-Ireland final.^[2]^[3]

^ "Tributes to Bobby Buckley". Terrace Talk website. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Bobby Buckley". Hogan Stand. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
^ "Kerry footballer who had impact on education, sport and culture". Irish Times. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.