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{{Short description|Cork Gaelic footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox GAA player
| code= Football
| sport = Gaelic football
| image =
| name = Humphrey Kelleher
| irish = Amhlaoibh Ó Céileachair
| birth_date= 1946
| death_date= {{death year and age|2005|1946}}
| feet = 6
| inches = 2
| nickname = 
| county = Cork
| province = Munster
| club = [[Millstreet GAA|Millstreet]]
| clposition = Full-back
| clubs = 
| clyears = 1960s–1980s
| clapps(points) = 
| clcounty = 0
| clprovince= 
| clallireland = 
| counties = [[Cork county football team|Cork]]
| icposition = Full-back
| icyears = 1971–1975
| icapps(points) = 14 (0–0)
| icprovince = 3
| icallireland = 1
| nfl = 0
| allstars = 0
| clupdate = 
| icupdate =
| birth_place=[[Millstreet]], [[County Cork|Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
}}
'''Humphrey Kelleher''' (1946–2005) was an [[Irish people|Irish]] sportsman. He played [[Gaelic football]] with his local club [[Millstreet GAA|Millstreet]] and, from 1971 until 1975, at senior level for the [[Cork county football team|Cork county team]].

==Playing career==

===Club===
Kelleher played his club football with his local club in [[Millstreet GAA|Millstreet]].{{fact|date=July 2021}}

===Inter-county===
By the late 1960s Kelleher had joined the Cork senior team, however, the team was forced to play second fiddle to Kerry.  In 1971 Cork were back.  A 0–25 to 0–14 trouncing of back-to-back All-Ireland champions Kerry gave Kelleher a [[Munster Senior Football Championship|Munster]] winners' medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorfootball.html|title=Senior Football - Munster Final Winning Teams (1887-2007)|publisher=[[Munster GAA]]|date=|accessdate=2009-03-25 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719154851/http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorfootball.html |archivedate=2008-07-19}}</ref>  Cork, however, were later defeated by eventual champions [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] in the All-Ireland semi-final.

Two years later Kelleher secured his second Munster winners' medal.  The 5–12 to 1–15 defeat of Kerry showed the traditional football powers that Cork were coming.{{or-inline|date=April 2017}}  The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Cork against [[Galway GAA|Galway]].  [[Jimmy Barry-Murphy]] scored the first of his two goals after two minutes before scored a third for Cork after switching to left wing-forward.  At full-time Cork were the champions by 3–17 to 2–13.  This victory gave Kelleher an [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]] winners' medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|title=Cork Hurling Profile|publisher=www.hoganstand.com|accessdate=2009-03-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|archivedate=2009-02-16}}</ref>

Cork continued their provincial dominance in 1974.{{fact|date=April 2017}}  A 1–11 to 0–7 defeat of Kerry gave Kelleher a third Munster winners' medal.  This victory resulted in Cork being installed as the favourites to retain their All-Ireland title.{{fact|date=April 2017}}  Kelleher's side were defeated by eventual champions [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in the All-Ireland semi-final.

===Inter-provincial===
Kelleher also lined out with [[Munster GAA|Munster]] in the inter-provincial football competition.  He first played with his province in 1974. In 1975 Kelleher was a member of the team again and he captured a [[Railway Cup]] winners' medal following a victory over [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]].  Kelleher was a non-playing substitute when Munster retained the title in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/railwaycupfootball.html |title=Munster Railway Cup Football Teams |publisher=[[Munster GAA]] |accessdate=2009-03-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719201059/http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/railwaycupfootball.html |archivedate=19 July 2008 }}</ref>

==Death==
Humphrey Kelleher died on 21 September 2005, after a short illness.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=Cork GAA laments Kelleher passing - HoganStand |url=https://www.hoganstand.com/county/cork/article/index/51697 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101214617/https://www.hoganstand.com/county/cork/article/index/51697 |archive-date=2023-11-01 |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=www.hoganstand.com}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Cork Football Team 1973}}

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[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:2005 deaths]]
[[Category:Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Gaelic football backs]]
[[Category:Millstreet Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers]]