Colin Harris (hurler)

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Colin Harris
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Half\Full Back
Born County Kerry, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Occupation Civil Engineer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Kilmoyley
Club titles
Kerry titles 6
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2003-2012
Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
All Stars 0

Colin Harris is a hurler from County Kerry, Ireland. He has played with the Kerry intercounty team.[ citation needed ] He played his club hurling with Kilmoyley with whom he won six County Championship medals in 2001-2004 and 2008-09. He later joined Cork club Ballincollig.[ citation needed ]

With Kerry, he won the National Hurling League Div 3A title as captain in 2010. He was also part of the Kerry team that made the 2010 final of the Christy Ring Cup, in which they were beaten by Westmeath. He made up for the 2011 loss when Kerry ran out easy winners over Wicklow in the final.[ tone ] He was Kerry's inter-county hurling team captain in 2005 and 2010.[ citation needed ]

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