Mixie Palmer
James Michael Palmer, known as Mixie Palmer, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for club side Killarney [Legion GAA|Killarney Legion] and at inter-county level with the Kerry [senior football team].
Career
Born in Kenmare, County Kerry, Palmer played at club level with Killarney Legion and won a Kerry [Senior Football Championship|County Championship] medal in 1946. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor football team in 1945 before subsequently winning an All-Ireland [Junior Football Championship|All-Ireland Junior Championship] medal with Kerry in 1949. Palmer's performances in this grade resulted in an immediate call-up to the Kerry [senior football team|senior team] and he won the first of five Munster [Senior Football Championship|Munster Championship] medals in 1950. He claimed his first All-Ireland title after a defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|1953 All-Ireland final]. After defeat by Meath the following year, Palmer collected a second winners' medal after lining out at left corner-back in Kerry's defeat of Dublin in the 1955 [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final|1955 All-Ireland final].Honours
;Killarney Legion;Kerry