Fergal Byron

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Fergal Byron
Personal information
Irish name Fergal Ó Beirn
Sport GAA
Position Goalkeeper
Born 29 October 1974
County Laois
Height 6" 3in
Nickname the fonze
Club(s)
YearsClub
Courtwood
Club titles
Laois titles 0
Leinster titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1997-2007
Laois 43 (1-1)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
All Stars 1

Fergal Byron is a former Gaelic footballer for Laois from Ballybrittas.

A goalkeeper, he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Laois in 2003 and picked up an All-Star award in the same year. He also won a Leinster Under 21 Football medal as a corner back with Laois in 1994.

In 2005, he won an Interprovincial Championship medal with his province Leinster.

In November 2007, he announced his retirement from the inter county game.

He was appointed Coaching and Games Officer for Laois GAA in 2017.

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