| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | half-back | ||
| Born | 1947 Drogheda, County Louth | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1966-1987 | Newtown Blues | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1967-1977 | Louth | ||
Danny Nugent is a retired Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a defender for the Louth senior football team and for his club Newtown Blues. He also played inter-provincial football for Leinster.
His inter-county career began with the Louth junior side in 1966 while still a teenager. He was a member of the team that defeated Kildare in the final of the Leinster Junior Football Championship, [1] [2] scoring the decisive goal in a two-point win. [3] Later that year Nugent won his first Louth Senior Football Championship medal when Newtown Blues beat Cooley Kickhams in the county final at St Brigid's Park. [4] He was team captain in the 1970 county decider when the Drogheda side overcame St Mary's by three points. [5]
Nugent lined out at right half-back against Dublin in the quarter-final of the 1973 Leinster Championship, as Louth beat the Metropolitans by 1–08 to 0-09. [6] At the end of the year he received the Louth GAA Player of the Year award [7] and was nominated for an All-Star. [8] Two years later he was captain of the county side that beat Meath by 0–15 to 1–09 in the opening round of the 1975 provincial championship. [9]
In retirement Nugent filled the role of county team selector, assisting Louth managers Mickey Whelan [10] and Frank Lynch. [11] At club level he was a selector under manager Davy Byrne when Newtown Blues won the Louth SFC title in 1988. [12]
In 1992 a Louth team of retired over-40s footballers reached the final of the All-Ireland Masters Championship. Nugent featured at left corner-back as Mayo won on a scoreline of 3–09 to 0-09. [13]
Since his playing days ended he has held the roles of chairman, secretary, minor team mentor and youth officer for Newtown Blues. [14] [15] [16] [17]