Eugene Hughes (Gaelic footballer)
Eugene "Nudie" Hughes is a former Gaelic footballer for the Monaghan county team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | County Monaghan, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Castleblayney Faughs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1979-1991 | Monaghan | 88 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Playing career
Nudie helped Monaghan to victory in the 1985 National Football League Final defeating Armagh and he collected three Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1979, defeating Donegal, in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in Clones. Nudie was the first Monaghan man to receive an All-Star Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in 1979, 1985 and 1988. He collected a Railway Cup Medal with Ulster in 1984 and he was listed at number 115 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA lists.[3][4]
References
- GAA Info Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore
- "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore
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