Jerry Beckett

Who is Jerry Beckett?

Jeremiah A. "Jerry" Beckett was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.

Beckett made his first appearance for the team during the 1907 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the following ten years. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.

At club level Beckett was a multiple county championship medalist with Lees.

Beckett's son, Derry, was a dual All-Ireland medalist with Cork in the 1940s.