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| Native name | Donncha Ó Moráin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Ogie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1956-01-16)16 January 1956 (age 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Shannon Development regional officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denis "Ogie" Moran (born 16 January 1956) inBallybunion,County Kerry) is an Irish formerGaelic footballer andmanager. He played football with his local clubBeale, his divisional sideShannon Rangers and also at the senior level for theKerry County team between 1975 and 1987.
Denis 'Ogie' Moran was born inBallybunion,County Kerry in 1956. Born into a family that had an interest inGaelic games, Moran's father brought him to matches every weekend. In 1962, he travelled toCroke Park as the mascot to the Kerry team that captured the All-Ireland title.[1]
Moran was educated at the local national school and later boarded at the famousFranciscan College inGormanston, County Meath. Moran became a key member of the college senior team that captured three Leinster colleges' titles in a row between 1972 and 1974. In 1973, Moran's side reached the final of the All-Ireland series.St Michael's College fromEnniskillen provided the opposition on that occasion and a close game developed. At the end of the game, the Franciscans had won the day by 1-8 to 1-6 and Moran picked up anAll-Ireland Colleges' winners' medal.
Moran played his club football andhurling throughout the 1970s and 1980s. As a footballer, he enjoyed much success with his local clubBeale and as a member of theShannon Rangers divisional side. Moran was also regarded as a hurler of note, lining out with the famousBallyduff side in the northern part of the county.
As a key member of the Beale senior football team, Moran helped his team sevenNorth Kerry divisional titles between 1977 and 1989. This included Beale's very first divisional title in 1977, the first of a famous three-in-a-row.
As a hurler, Moran captured numerousNorth Kerry divisional titles. He also claimed the ultimate honour by winning acounty senior championship winners' medal.
It was with divisional side Shannon Rangers, however, that Moran enjoyed the ultimate success in terms of club football in Kerry. In 1972, he was only sixteen years-old when he was picked for the team. Rangers reached the final of theCounty Senior Championship that year, withMid Kerry providing the opposition. A victory on that occasion gave Moran a county winners' medal.
Five years later, Moran lined out in his second county final, this time with nearby rivalsFeale Rangers providing the opposition. Another victory followed on that occasion, giving the Beale club man a second and final county winners' medal.
Moran first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the early 1970s as member of theKerry minor football team. Arch-rivalCork dominated the provincial minor championship for the early part of the decade.
Moran's performances at the minor level meant he got a spot on the Kerry under-21 team in 1975. He captured aMunster title in that grade that same year following a nine-point victory overWaterford in the provincial decider.[2] Moran's side later qualified for the All-Ireland final againstDublin. A 1-15 to 0-10 score line gave Kerry the victory and gave Moran anAll-Ireland under-21 winners' medal.
In 1976, Moran won his second in-a-row Munster under-21 title. He later lined out in a second consecutive All-Ireland final againstKildare. Kerry were victorious on this occasion, as Moran collected a second All-Ireland winners' medal following a 0-14 to 1-3 victory.
Moran captured a third provincial under-21 title in 1977 following a two-goal defeat of Cork. Kerry later qualified for a third consecutive All-Ireland final withDown providing the opposition. A 1-11 to 1-5 score line gave Kerry the victory and gave Moran a third All-Ireland under-21 winners' medal in-a-row.
By this stage, Moran was also a key member of Kerry's senior football team. In 1975, he captured his firstMunster Championship andAll-Ireland medals at senior level, under the new management of the legendaryMick O'Dwyer. In 1976, he won his second Munster title; however,Dublin gained revenge for the previous year by defeating Kerry in the All-Ireland final. In 1977, Kerry won another Munster title but lost out to Dublin yet again, this time in a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final.
In 1978, Moran was captain of his native county and Kerry was primed for success. They easily won another Munster title and breezed into the All-Ireland final to faceDublin. The game itself is remembered forMikey Sheehy's goal which he scored by lobbing the ball over the head ofPaddy Cullen. The final score was 5-11 to 0-9 and Moran had secured a second All-Ireland senior medal. In 1979, Kerry once again faced up against Dublin in the All-Ireland final. Like the previous year the men from "the Kingdom" had another emphatic victory over "the Dubs", and Moran claimed his third All-Ireland medal.
Victories for Kerry overRoscommon andOffaly in the respective All-Ireland finals of 1980 and 1981 brought Moran's All-Ireland medal tally up to five. In 1982 he collected his eighth consecutive Munster Championship medal and the scene was set for Kerry to become the first team in the history of the game to win five All-Ireland football titles in-a-row. Once again, Moran’s side facedOffaly in the All-Ireland final. Kerry had the upper hand for much of the game and were leading by two points with two minutes left to be played. The game, however, was not over as Offaly substituteSéamus Darby, who had entered the game almost unnoticed, produced possibly the greatest match-winner of all-time when he scored a late goal. Kerry failed to score again to level the match and Offaly went on to win their third All-Ireland title ever.
In 1983, Kerry were denied a record-breaking ninth Munster title in-a-row by Cork. Moran's side were down but not out, as they reclaimed the provincial title the following year, before securing back-to-back All-Ireland victories over their old rivals Dublin in 1984 and 1985. In 1986, he collected his third All-Ireland title in-a-row with an 8-point victory overTyrone. It was his eighth All-Ireland medal overall. Moran also enjoyed playingRailway Cup football withMunster, winning inter-provincial titles in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981 and 1982. His honors also include threeNational Football Leagues in 1977, 1982 and 1984 and oneAll Stars Awards. Moran also playedhurling for a short period with his native county. In 1974, he won a 'Special All-Ireland' hurling medal for weaker counties when Kerry defeatedWestmeath in the final.
Moran was appointedmanager of Kerry’s senior team for the 1993 championship. His tenure as manager was not a successful one, asBilly Morgan'sCork team were the kingpins of Munster at the time. Moran was replaced as manager byPáidí Ó Sé at the end of 1995.
In 2009, Moran took over fromJack O'Connor asKerins O'Rahilly's manager.
All in all Moran collected eleven Munster Championship medals, he played in ten All-Ireland finals, ending up on the winning side on eight occasions. His record haul of All-Ireland medals is a record that he shares with fellow KerrymenPat Spillane,Páidí Ó Sé,Ger Power andMikey Sheehy. Moran, however, stands apart, along with Dublin'sStephen Cluxton, as the only players to win their eight medals playing in the one position. Moran was the only member of the Kerry team to have played all eight victorious All-Ireland finals. This record had been equalled only by Dublin’sJames McCarthy andStephen Cluxton.
Moran is based inTralee and works as a regional officer withShannon Development.[3] His son,David, followed in Morans footsteps and, after playing with the Kerry minor team in 2006, he subsequently joined the senior team[4] and played with Kerry in the 2006All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final. He was added to the Kerry senior squad for the 2008National Football League and appeared in the first three games againstDonegal,Tyrone andDerry.
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| Preceded by | Kerry Senior Football Captain 1978 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Kerry Senior Football Manager 1992-1995 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | All-Ireland SFC winningcaptain 1978 | Succeeded by |
