Paddy Moclair

Paddy Moclair
Personal information
Irish namePádraig Mocléir
SportGaelic football
PositionFull-forward
Born1908
Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
Died9 May 1983 (aged 75)
Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland
OccupationBank clerk / Publican
Club(s)
YearsClub
1929-1943Castlebar Mitchels
Ballina Stephenites
Club titles
Mayo titles9
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1930-1942Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles7
All-Irelands1
NFL6
All Stars1

Paddy Moclair (1908 – 9 May 1983) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward and as a full-back for the Mayo senior team.[1]

Moclair joined the team during the 1930 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement following the conclusion of the 1942 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, seven Connacht medals, six National League medals and one All-Time All-Star Award.[2]

Moclair enjoyed a fourteen-year club career with Castlebar Mitchels and Ballina Stephenites, winning nine county championship medals.

References

  1. "Paddy Moclair, superstar". Connaught Telegraph. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  2. "Mayo GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Séamus O'Malley
Mayo Senior Football Captain
1937-1939
Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by
Tommy Murphy
(Laois)
GAA All-Time All-Star Award
1982
Succeeded by
Jim McCullough
(Armagh)