Nicholas Clavin

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Nicholas Clavin
Personal information
Irish name Nioclás Ó Clamháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born 1948
Rahan, County Offaly
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Nick
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960s-1980s
St Carthage's
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1968-1973
Offaly 22
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Nicholas "Nick" Clavin (born 1948 in Rahan, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club St Carthage's and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1968 until 1973. [1] He was ordained in All Hallows College, Dublin in 1973, for the Diocese of San Diego. [2] He is now pastor of St Gregory the Great Catholic Church in San Diego, California. [3] Fr. Clavin was inducted into the Offaly GAA Hall of Fame in 2017. [4]

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References

  1. "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  2. Ordinations and Graduations 1973, All Hallows College, Dublin.
  3. RTÉ Nationwide: Marty Morrissey meets Fr Nick Clavin. April 13, 2016.
  4. Fr Nicholas Clavin to enter Offaly Football Hall of Fame, Offaly GAA Official Website, November 2016.