Daniel Hughes (Gaelic footballer)

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Daniel Hughes
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó hAodha
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Half Forward
Born County Down, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Danny
Club(s)
YearsClub
Saval
Club titles
Down titles 0
Ulster titles 0
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2001-2014
Down 35 (2-56)
Inter-county titles
All Stars 1

Daniel Hughes is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club Saval.

He scored three points in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final where Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork. [1]

In October 2010, Hughes was named in the 2010 All-Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season, it was his first All Star award. [2] [3] In November 2010, Hughes was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football team of the year. [4] Daniel brother Johnny played for London in 2009 where Down played London. Hughes supports Liverpool F.C..[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "All-Ireland SFC Final: Cork 0-16 0-15 Down". BBC Sport. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  2. "'Strange' All Stars snub for Rebels". Irish Independent. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  3. "Four Down players are among the 2010 GAA All Stars". BBC Sport. 14 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
  4. "Cork & Down dominate GPA selection". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2010. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010. Retrieved 10 November 2010.

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