Willie Casey (Gaelic footballer)

Willie Casey
Personal information
Native name
Liam Ó Cathasaigh (Irish)
Born1932
Died3 December 2016 (aged 83)
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionLeft corner-back
Club
Years Club
Ballina Stephenites
Club titles
Mayo titles 2
Inter-county
Years County Apps (scores)
1951–1964
Mayo 18 (0–03)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1

William Casey (1932 – 3 December 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team spanned thirteen seasons from 1951 to 1964.

Casey first came to prominence on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he was a key member of the Mayo junior team. He won an All-Ireland medal in 1951 before being promoted to the senior grade the following year. Casey made his debut during the 1951-52 league. Over the course of the next thirteen seasons he became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Connacht medal and one National Football League medal as a member of the extended panel. He played his last game for Mayo in July 1964.