| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born | Tullylish, County Down | ||
| Occupation | Veterinarian[citation needed] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1960s-1980s | Lawrencetown | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1960s-1970s | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Purdy (born 1948 in Tullylish, County Down) is a former Irish sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club Lawrencetown and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1970s, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1968.[1]