Vincent O'Connor

Vincent 'Shin' O'Connor (born 1957 in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland) is an Irish former sportsperson.

He played Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1977 until 1984.

He was at Left Corner Back in a 1-10 to 0-04 win over Tyrone to pick up an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship medal.

[7] In 1978 wins over Tipperary,Clare and Cork seen O'Connor pick up his third Munster title in a row.

A semi-final win over Louth seen O'Connor qualified for a third All-Ireland final in a row.

[8] O'Connor first joined the Kerry senior team during the 1976/77 National League where he played four games.

[14] He played in all eight of Kerry's 1979/80 National League games, including the final loss to Cork.

He was back among the subs, but appeared as he picked up his third Munster title after overcoming Cork in the final after a replay.

[18] Despite his role in the league win his only championship appearance was also against Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.

[20] Despite a successful underage and National League career O'Connor could never hold down a place in the championship team.