Maurice Leahy
Maurice Leahy (born 1952 in Causeway, County Kerry) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player. He played hurling with his local club Causeway and with the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1989. Leahy later served as manager of the Kerry senior inter-county hurling team on six separate occasions. Playing career Club Leahy played his club hurling with his local Causeway club. He had his first major success in 1979 when he captured his first Kerry Senior Hurling Championship title. It was Causeway's first championship title since 1932. Leahy added three more county medals to his collection as Causeway completed a "four-in-a-row". He won a fifth county title in 1989. In the early to mid 1970s, he played both club football and hurling in Cork. Firstly football for Clonakilty for eight years. He also spent a year with Newtownshandrum, with whom he won a Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship title in 1976. Inter-county Leahy made his senior inter-county debut with Kerry in 1977. Kerry were the reigning All-Ireland 'B' champions when he joined the panel, however, Kerry surrendered their title. Three years later, in 1980, Leahy took on the role of player-manager in 1980. It was the beginning