Gus Harrington

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Gus Harrington
Personal information
Irish name Agaistín Ó hArrachtáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born 1943
Togher, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname Gussie
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1964-1966
Cork 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:01, 15 July 2014.

Gus Harrington (born 1943) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team. [1]

Born in Togher, Cork, Harrington first played competitive football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. [2] He made his senior debut during the 1964 championship. Harrington had a brief inter-county career and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute.[ citation needed ]

At club level Harrington played with St Finbarr's.[ citation needed ]

Throughout his inter-county career, Harrington made just two championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1966 championship.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Cork

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References

  1. "Cork Football Teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.