Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gréagóir Ó hAodha | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full-back | ||
Born |
17 November 1939 Cloghan, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
Died |
15 May 2014 (aged 75) Lorrha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Nickname | The prince of full-backs | ||
Occupation | Bank official | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Cloghan St Rynagh's Gaeil Colmcille | |||
Club titles | |||
Meath titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1958-1971 | Offaly | 36 | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Greg Hughes (17 November 1939 – 15 May 2014) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior team.[1][2]
Born in Cloghan, County Offaly, Hughes first arrived on the inter-county scene when he linked up with the Offaly senior team at the age of nineteen. He made his senior debut in the 1958. Hughes went on to play a key role for over a decade, and won three Leinster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Hughes won one All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute.[citation needed]
Hughes represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, winning three Railway Cup medals. At club level he played with Cloghan, St Rynagh's and Gaeil Colmcille, with whom he won two championship medals.[citation needed]
Throughout his inter-county career, Hughes made 36 championship appearances for Offaly. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1971 championship.[citation needed]
His brother, Patsy Hughes, also played with Offaly.[citation needed]
In retirement from playing Hughes became involved in team management and coaching. At inter-county level he guided the Offaly under-21 team to Leinster success before later taking charge of the Offaly senior team. Hughes also trained the St Rynagh's senior football team.[citation needed]