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Irish Gaelic footballer and manager (1955–2012)

Not to be confused with Paddy O'Shea.

For other uses, see Paidi and Ó Sé.

Páidí Ó Sé (Irish pronunciation:[ˈpˠaːdʲiːoːˈʃeː]; 16 May 1955 – 15 December 2012) was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player, whose league and championship career at senior level with the Kerry county team spanned fifteen seasons from 1974 to 1988.

Ó Sé is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of his generation.^[2][3]

Born in Ceann Trá, County Kerry, Ó Sé was named after the Kerry Gaelic footballer of the time; Paudie Sheehy.

He was encouraged as a Gaelic footballer by his mother, who recognised his "raw talent" and nurtured it. As a boarder at St Brendan's College Ó Sé excelled in the sport at colleges level and won back-to-back Corn Uí Mhuirí medals, however, an All-Ireland medal remained elusive.

At just fourteen-years of age Ó Sé joined the Gaeltacht senior team in 1970. He won numerous divisi