Brian Lacey (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Briain Ó Laitheasa (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1974 (age 50–51) County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Lacey (born 1974) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary and Kildare senior teams.[1][2]
Born in Tipperary, Lacey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he linked up with the Tipperary minor hurling team, before later joining the under-21 football side. He joined the senior football panel during the 1995 championship. Lacey immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen before later joining the Kildare senior team. Throughout his career he won two Leinster SFC medals and one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.
Lacey was a member of the Munster and Leinster inter-provincial teams on a number of occasions. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Round Towers. He began his career with Arravale Rovers.
Lacey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2006 championship.
He is a brother of former rugby union player-turned referee John Lacey.
Honours
Player
- Round Towers
- Kildare Senior Football Championship (2): 1998, 2003
- Tipperary
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2005
- Kildare
References
- ^ "Profile: Brian Lacey". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Lacey overcomes bloodline to gallop into cynics' hearts". Irish Times. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2015.