| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Toirealach Mac Neachtain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1965 Cushendall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | Sambo | ||
| Occupation | Publican | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1981–2000 | Ruairí Óg Cushendall | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Antrim titles | 8 | ||
| Ulster titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1981–1997 | Antrim | 27 (1–25) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:10, 10 March 2015. | |||
Terence "Sambo" McNaughton (born 1965) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Antrim county team.
Born in Cushendall, County Antrim, McNaughton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Aloysius High School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Antrim senior team, while also joining the under-21 and senior sides. He made his senior debut during the 1981 "B" championship. McNaughton immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland "B" medals and six Ulster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Ulster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, McNaughton ended his career without a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a seven-time Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship medallist with Ruarí Óg Cushendall. In addition to this he also won eight Antrim Senior Hurling Championship medals.
Throughout his career McNaughton made 27 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1997 championship.
In retirement from playing McNaughton became involved in team management. Having coached at almost every grade with Ruarí Óg, he also took charge of the Antrim minor, under-21 and senior teams as joint manager.
McNaughton is regarded as one of Antrim's greatest ever players and as one of the best players never to win an All-Ireland medal. In 2013 he was chosen at left wing-back on a special "Stars of the 1980s" team.[1]