Ger O'Grady

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Ger 'Redser' O'Grady
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Gráda
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born Thurles, County Tipperary
Nickname Redser
Club(s)
YearsClub
Thurles Sarsfields
Club titles
Tipperary titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-2006
Tipperary 10 (2-6)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Ger "Redser" O'Grady (born 1979 in Thurles, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and is a former member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team.

Ger O'Grady was born in Thurles, County Tipperary in 1979. He was educated locally and plays his club hurling with Thurles Sarsfields. He was captain of the team in 2005 when they won their first County Senior Hurling title in thirty-one years. O'Grady has played for Tipperary at minor, Under-21 & Intermediate level, winning a Munster Under-21 medal as a substitute in 1999. O'Grady made his competitive debut for the Tipperary senior hurlers in the 2003 National League against Offaly. Later that year he made his Championship debut against Laois in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.

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Preceded by Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain
2006
Succeeded by


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