Johnny Carey

Johnny Carey is a former GAA All Star Gaelic footballer and Garda Superintendent from Bangor Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. He won 2 Connacht Senior Football Championships, in 1967 and 1969, with the Mayo county team and a National Football League medal in 1970. In 1971, he was named at right full back on the inaugural team at the GAA All Stars Awards. He was also manager of the senior Mayo football team between 1977 and 1980.

Playing career Club Owing to his career with the Gardaí, Carey was a member of several clubs over the course of his playing career. With his first club, Belmullet, he won a county minor medal in 1962, which led to a call-up to the Mayo county minor team in 1962 and 1963. He joined Kiltane when it was formed in 1964, and won a north Mayo championship in 1965. He is married to Mary Ann and is father of five (Michelle, Jacqueline, John Brendan, Siobhan and Brian).