John O'Shea is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He at various times with his local clubs St Mary's in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare and was a member of the highly successful Kerry senior football team from 1976 until 1992. Primarily a midfielder, O'Shea is regarded as one of the all-time great players, being selected at midfield in the GAA's Football Team of the Century in 1984 and winning the Footballer of the Year award a record four times.