Johnny Hughes

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Johnny Huges
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Ó hAodha
SportGaelic football
PositionLeft wing-back
Born1950
Mountbellew, County Galway, Ireland
OccupationArea sales manager
Club(s)
YearsClub
Mountbellew-Moylough
Club Titles
Galway titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1973-1983Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles5
All Irelands0
NFL1
All Stars2

John "Johnny" Hughes (born 1950) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Donegal senior team.[1]

Born in Mountbellew, County Galway, Hughes served his Gaelic football apprenticeship with the local club, moving up through the grades. An injury prevented him from appearing for the Galway minor team, however, he later spent three years with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in various tournament games in 1973. Hughes went on to play a key role in defence over the next decade, and won five Connacht medals, one National Football League medal and two All-Star awards.

Hughes represented the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and was a Railway Cup runner-up on two occasions. At club level he won one championship medal with Mountbellew-Moylough.

Hughes effectively retired from inter-county football after the 1983 championship, while his club football career ended several years later.

References

  1. "Johnny Hughes". Hogan Stand website. 5 August 1994. Retrieved 7 June 2013. 


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