Paul Hearty

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Paul Hearty
Personal information
SportGaelic football
PositionGoalkeeper
BornNorthern Ireland
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
NicknameHertz
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
1995 – presentCrossmaglen Rangers?
Club Titles
Armagh titles17
Ulster titles10
All-Ireland Titles5
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2000 - 2012Armagh?
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles7
All Irelands1
NFL2
* Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (16:31, 18 August 2006 (UTC)).

Paul Hearty is a Gaelic football player from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He is the current goalkeeper on the Armagh senior football team. He was named in goal for the 2006 Irish News Ulster Allstars team for his performances in Armagh's 2006 Uster championship win.

Club

Hearty is part of the Crossmaglen team that has won 13 Armagh Senior Football Championships in a row between 1996 and 2008.[1] This equals the national record for consecutive county football championships set by Ballina Stephenites of Mayo between 1904 and 1916. The 2008 triumph was Cross' 37th in all, also drawing them level with Castleblayney Faughs's record of most county football championships ever. He has also won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship seven times and the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship four times with the club. Hearty, along with Oisín McConville, John McEntee, Tony McEntee, Francie Bellew and Cathal Short is one of six Cross players to have shared in all these successes since 1996.[1]

County

Hearty also was sub Goalkeeper on the 2002 All-Ireland winning football team, and played on the losing side the following year against Tyrone. He has 6 ulster championship medals a national league and was nominated for an all-star in 2005.

Honours

  • 6 Ulster Senior Football Championship 2002 (sub) 2004 2005 2006 2008
  • 1 National Football League Division 1 2005
  • 1 National Football League Division 2 2010
  • 1 Ulster Under 21 football Championship 1998
  • 15 Armagh Senior Football Championship 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011
  • 9 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship 1996 1998 1999 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011
  • 5 All Ireland Senior Football Club championship 1997 1999 2000 2007 2011
  • 2 Irish News Ulster All-Stars 2005 2006

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Archer, Kenny (21 October 2008). "Thirteen on the trot for six of the best". The Irish News. p. 42. Retrieved 22 October 2008. 


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