| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Nioclás Ó Beacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1946 Allenwood, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Clubs | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Allenwood Éire Óg-Corrachoill | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Kildare titles | 0 | 6 | |
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 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.
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]