Joe Kernan (Gaelic footballer)

Joe Kernan
Personal information
Nickname
Big Joe
Born (1954-04-08) 8 April 1954
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionForward
Club
Years Club
1971–1988
Crossmaglen
Club titles
Armagh titles 5
Inter-county
Years County
1971–1987
Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 2
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Joe Kernan (born 8 April 1954) is an Irish former sportsman who played Gaelic football for his local club Crossmaglen Rangers and at senior level for the Armagh county team. in the 1970s and 1980s. Awarded All Stars in 1977 and 1982, he later served as manager of Armagh's senior team, and led them to the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title, their first, before retiring in July 2007 after the team lost to Derry. He later managed Ulster and the Ireland international rules team. A biography of his story, titled Joe Kernan: Without a Shadow of Doubt, was published in 2011.