Hugh Kenny Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Hugh Kenny
Irish:Aodh Ó Cionnaith
Fullname:Hugh Kenny
County:Wicklow
Province:Leinster
Club:Baltinglass
Clposition:Full-back
Clyears:1980s-2000s
Clcounty:9
Clprovince:1
Clallireland:1
Counties:Wicklow
Icposition:Full-back
Icyears:1985-1998
Birth Place:Baltinglass, County Wicklow

Hugh Kenny is a former Irish Gaelic footballer from Baltinglass in County Wicklow. Kenny was part of the Baltinglass team that dominated Wicklow football in the 1980s and 1990s, winning an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Title in 1990.[1] He also managed the Wicklow from 2003 to 2006 but resigned following heavy defeat to Carlow.[2] He also played Full Back on the Wicklow team that beat Kerry in the 2002 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

He was Kilmacud Crokes senior football manager from 2012 to 2013.[3]

Hugh Kenny has been the Wicklow GAA games development manager since 1997.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hoganstand.com - Football and Hurling Honours . Hoganstand.com . 2010-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100102064157/http://hoganstand.com/Wicklow/Titles.aspx . 2010-01-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: RTÉ Sport: Kenny steps down as Wicklow manager. https://archive.today/20120909044632/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2006/0521/wicklow.html. dead. 2012-09-09. RTÉ Sport. 2006-05-21. 2010-11-26.
  3. News: Deegan takes over as Crokes senior manager - Herald.ie. Herald.ie. 2016-10-07.
  4. News: Games Manager. 2012-09-27. 2016-10-07.