Jo Jo Barrett
Michael Joseph M. Barrett (1943 – 17 July 2021), also known as Jo Jo Barrett, was an Irish Gaelic football player and manager. He played at club level with Austin Stacks and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team, before later serving as manager at club and inter-county levels. Playing career. Born in Tralee, County Kerry, Barrett first came to Gaelic football prominence as a schoolboy with Tralee CBS. He first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Kerry minor team before winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship  title in 1964. Barrett was just out of the minor grade when he made his senior debut during the 1961 Grounds' Tournament semi-final against Offaly. He was just 19-years-old when he came on as a substitute in Kerry's 1962 All-Ireland final defeat of Roscommon. Barrett subsequently won a National League title and was part of four Munster Championship-winning teams. He enjoyed club success in the twilight of his career, winning County Championship titles with Austin Stacks. Management career. After retiring from club football, Barrett immediately took over the management of the Austin Stacks club  and guided the team to the 1977 All-Ireland Club Championship title. He later steered Clara to a first Offaly County Championship title in 27 years. Barrett's tenure as manager of the Wexford senior football team ended in controversial circumstances when he received a two-year suspension by the GAA's Games Administration Committee for striking referee Michael Curley at the conclusion of their National League match against Cavan. Personal life and death. Barrett was the son of six-time All-Ireland-winner Joe Barrett. After a spell in the United States working as a barman, labourer and house  painter, he returned in 1989 to work as a journalist in Dublin. Barrett died at his home in Barrow, Ardfert, County Kerry on 17 July 2021.