Eugene Hughes (Gaelic footballer)

Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes
Personal information
SportGaelic football
PositionForward
BornCounty Monaghan, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Castleblayney Faughs
Club titles
Ulster titles2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1979-1991Monaghan88
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles3
All-Irelands0
NFL1
All Stars3

Eugene "Nudie" Hughes is a former Gaelic football player for Monaghan.[1][2]

Playing career

Nudie helped Monaghan to victory in the 1985 National Football League Final defeating Armagh and he collected three Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1979, defeating Donegal, in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in Clones. Nudie was the first Monaghan man to receive an All-Star Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in 1979, 1985 and 1988. He collected a Railway Cup Medal with Ulster in 1984 and he was listed at number 115 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA lists.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ GAA Info
  2. ↑ Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore
  3. ↑ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 2009-11-03. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  4. ↑ Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore