Larry Coughlan

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Larry Coughlan
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner back or Midfield
Born 1941
Geashill, County Offaly
Died 13 September 2009 [1]
Newbridge, County Kildare
Club(s)
YearsClub
?
?-1973
1974 - 1978
Raheen
Eadestown
Courtwood
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1960-1973
Offaly 70
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Larry Coughlan (1941 in Geashill, County Offaly - 13 September 2009) was an Irish sportsperson.

He played Gaelic football with his local club Raheen, Eadestown in Kildare and Courtwood in Laois and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1960 until 1973. [2]

Larry enjoyed a lengthy career with Offaly, first coming to notice as a sub on the first Offaly team to win the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 1960. He was only 19 at the time. He progressed to win All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals in 1971 and 1972 when Offaly beat Galway and Kerry. He didn't play in the 1971 final but did win a medal as a substitute and was a key figure at left corner back in the following year's success. [3]

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