Hugh Emerson

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Hugh Emerson
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full Forward
Born	12/9/1973 Co. Laois, Ireland
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname	Hughie
Club(s)
Years	Club
? -?	Portarlington
Club Titles
Laois titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1992-200?	Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All Irelands	1

Hugh Emerson is a former Gaelic footballer for Laois.

He made his debut for Laois in 1992 as an 18 year-old against Meath and starred in a memorable victory that day. With his long hair and powerful frame, he was one of the darlings of the Laois supporters throughout the 1990s.

He won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Laois in 2003, having been persuaded out of his retirement announced in 2001. He also captained Laois to a Leinster Under 21 Football title in 1994.

He also won two Railway Cup medals with Leinster.

With his club, Portarlington, Hugh picked up two Laois Senior Football Championship medals in 1995 and 2001.

External links

v t e Laois – 1993 All Ireland Senior B Football Champions (1st title)

1 T. McMahon 2 T. Smith 3 P Roe 4 G. Doyle 5 J. Irwin 6 E. Lacey 7 A. Lacey 8 T. Maher 9 D. Lalor 10 C. Maher 11 H. Emerson 12 C. McEvoy 13 P. Coffey 14 L. Turley 15 D. Delaney

Persondata
Name	Emerson, Hugh
Alternative names
Short description	Gaelic footballer
Date of birth	1974
Place of birth	County Laois
Date of death
Place of death

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