Gerry Coone

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Gerry Coone
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Cuan
Sport Dual player
Position Right wing-forward
Born Mullagh, County Galway
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960s-1980s
Mullagh
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1970s
Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 0
All Stars 0
 FootballHurling
League titles 1

Gerry Coone (born 1951 in Mullagh, County Galway) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mullagh and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1970s. [1]

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References

  1. "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.