Nicky Behan

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Nicky Behan
Personal information
Irish name Nioclás Ó Beacháin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1946 (1946)
Allenwood,
County Kildare, Ireland
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Allenwood
Éire Óg-Corrachoill
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Kildare titles 0 6
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Kildare
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Nicholas Behan (born 1946) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he played with Allenwood and he also lined out as a dual player with various Kildare teams.

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Career

McTeague had his first success at club level in 1964 when he won a Kildare MFC title with St Mary's. [1] He later progressed to adult level Gaelic football with Allenwood. Behan played his club hurling with Éire Óg-Corrachoill and won six Kildare SHC medals between 1964 and 1971. [2]

At inter-county level, Behan was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965. [3] Behan added an All-Ireland JHC medal to his collection after beating Warwickshire in the 1966 All-Ireland junior final. [4] An All-Ireland IHC medal followed in 1969, having earlier claimed the Division 2 league title. [5]

Honours

St Mary's
Éire Óg-Corrachoill
Kildare

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References

  1. "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. "Éire Óg first holders of Carey trophy". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 8 October 1971. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  5. "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.