Paddy Cullen

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**Paddy Cullen**
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Club information
Club
Position	-
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
	? -?
Inter County
County	Dublin
Position	Goalkeeper
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Dublin	?- ?
All-Ireland	3
All-Stars	4
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Paddy Cullen is a former inter-county goalkeeper for Dublin. Cullen has won an all-star for Dublin on an amazing four occasions in 1974, 1976, 1977 and in 1979, one less than Dublin goalkeeping legend John O'Leary.

Cullen won his first of three all-Irelands when Dublin defeated Galway by a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-6 in a game in which Cullen saved a penalty. This penalty save that famously ended Galways hopes of winning the all-Ireland is ranked as number 17 in the Top 20 GAA Moments. He won his second all-star in 1976 when Dublin defeated bitter rivals Kerry 3-8 to 0-10 in the final in Croke Park. He won his final all-Ireland in 1977 in a game where he had three goals scored against him, despite this Dublin had a comfortable 5-12 to 3-6 win over Armagh. Cullen is famously renound for the freak incident in which he conceded a goal against Kerry in the 1978 all-Ireland final. Mikey Sheehy scored a lobbed goal for Kerry while Cullen was busy arguing with the referee. Michael O'Hehir described the incident as "the greatest freak of all time" and the goal was entered into the Top 20 GAA Moments.

Paddy won two national football league medals with Dublin in 1976 against Derry and again in 1978 against Mayo.