Gerry McInerney (Galway hurler) explained

Gerry McInerney
Birth Date:14 March 1965
Birth Place:Galway, Ireland
Height:1.810NaN0
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Galway
Province:Connacht
Club:Kinvara
Clposition:Centre back
Counties:Galway
Icyears:1986–1996
Icposition:Left half back
Icallireland:2
Nhl:1

Gerry McInerney (born 14 March 1965 in Kinvara) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Kinvara and with the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

McInerney traveled to the USA in 1985 to play hurling for the weekend and ended up staying there for the next five years until returning permanently in 1990. Each year he had traveled back in August to play for Galway in the All-Ireland semi-finals. He became known for his white boots which he purchased in the USA. He won back-to-back All-Ireland winners' medals with Galway in 1987 and 1988. At the age of 42 he was the player-coach for the 2007 Kinvara squad.[1]

Honours

Galway

Notes and References

  1. News: Goals give Portumna closure out of storm. 22 October 2007. Irish Independent. 31 January 2011.