Gary Hurney

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Gary Hurney
Personal information
Irish name Garraí Ó hUrnaí
Football Position: Midfield
Hurling Position: Centre-forward
Born 1980
Moycullen, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Nickname Tank
Club(s)
YearsClub
Abbeyside–Ballinacourty
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Waterford titles 3 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1999-2013
2008–2010
Waterford (football)
Waterford (hurling)
20 (6-32)
6 (1-1)
Inter-county titles
 FootballHurling
Munster Titles 0 0
All-Ireland Titles 0 0
League titles 0 0
All-Stars 0 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:39, 19 January 2013.

Gary Hurney (born 1980) is an Irish dual player of hurling and Gaelic football who formerly played for the Waterford senior team in both codes. [1]

Hurney made his first appearance for the Waterford football team during the 1999 championship against cork and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He also spent three seasons with the Waterford senior hurling team. During his inter-county career Hurney has enjoyed little success. He was an All-Ireland runner-up in hurling on one occasion. He announced his retirement from inter-county football in December 2013, citing injuries and family commitments. [2]

Hurney plays his club hurling and football with Abbeyside–Ballinacourty. He has won three county football championship medals with his beloved Abbeyside–Ballinacourty.

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References

  1. Crowe, Dermot (9 December 2007). "Driven by the Déise dream". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  2. "Gary Hurney calls time on Waterford career". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 11 December 2013.