Tony McTague

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Tony McTague
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born January 1946 (age 76)
Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation ESB worker
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960s–1980s
Ferbane
Club titles
Offaly titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1964–1975
Offaly 36 (4–205)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 2

Tony McTague (born January 1946 in Clonakilty, County Cork) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Ferbane club and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1965 until 1975. [1]

McTague captained Offaly to the All-Ireland SFC title in 1972.

He was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame in 2013. [2]

McTague is his county's top scorer in National Football League history, finishing his career with 9–360 (387) in that competition. [3]

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References

  1. "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  2. "GAA open Hall of Fame in Croke Park". Joe.ie. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Offaly Senior Football Captain
1972
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland SFC
winning captain

1972
Succeeded by