Bill Landers


William John Landers was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at club level with Rock Street and at inter-county level with the Kerry [senior football team]. He usually lined out as a forward.

Career

Landers enjoyed a successful Gaelic football career and was part of two All-Ireland [Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland]-winning teams. He was also on the losing side in the 1923 [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1923 All-Ireland final]. Landers's inter-county career was interrupted as a result of his emigration to the United States in 1925. He returned in 1932 and immediately regained his place on the Kerry team, while he also won a County Championship title with Rock Street. Landers List of [Kerry senior Gaelic football team captains|captained] the Kerry team that toured North America in 1933 and played his last game for the team in an All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Cavan that same year. He also earned selection on the Munster team.

Personal life and death

Landers was one of three brothers, Tim and John Joe , who between them won 12 All-Ireland medals. He was involved in the War of Independence and took the anti-Treaty side during the Civil War.
Landers died from a heart attack on 22 December 1958.

Honours

;Rock Street
;Kerry