Pádraigh Griffin Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic Football
Pádraigh Griffin
Irish:Pádraigh Ó Gríofa
Feet:5
Inches:8
Nickname:Griff
Occupation:Secondary school teacher
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Clonakilty
Clyears:1993–2012
Clapps(Points):58 (19–79)
Clcounty:2
Colleges:University College Cork
Sig:0
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Full-forward
Icyears:1997–2004
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Death Date:22 October 2022 (aged 47) Death directly related to Tinnitus & Hyperacusis
Death Place:Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland

Pádraigh Griffin (1975 – 22 October 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Clonakilty and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.

Playing career

Griffin first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Clonakilty.[1] He also lined out as a schoolboy with Clonakilty Community College and won an All-Ireland VSFC title with the Cork vocational schools' team in 1994. Griffin first played for Clonakilty at adult level as a member of the junior team. He was a member of the club's senior team that won the Cork SFC title in 1996, before claiming a second winners' medal in 2009.[2] [3]

Griffin's performances at club level earned a call-up to the Cork under-21 team in 1996.[4] He was drafted onto the senior team in 1997. Griffin made a number of appearances in various National League campaigns before being included on the Cork championship team.[5] He also lined out for the junior team.[6]

Personal life and death

His father, Pat Griffin, was a two-time All-Ireland SFC medal-winner with Kerry in 1969 and 1970.[7] Griffin died on 22 October 2022, at the age of 47.[8] [9]

Honours

Clonakilty

1996, 2003

Cork

1994

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tributes paid to Clonakilty GAA 'club hero' after Cork Dad's death. Irish Independent. 28 September 2009. 14 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Clonakilty display the right stuff. Irish Times. 21 October 1996. 8 April 2019. Seán. Moran.
  3. Web site: O'Regan keeps his cool to bring 13-year wait to an end for Clonakilty. Irish Independent. 28 September 2009. 14 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Cork U21 football teams: 1962-2010. Cork GAA website. 14 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Cork SFC teams: 2000-2009. Cork GAA website. 14 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Cork junior football teams: 1983-1999. Cork GAA website. 14 April 2019.
  7. Web site: 'The best footballer of his generation' – Tributes paid after passing of Kerry All-Ireland winner Griffin. 29 October 2019. The 42. 30 October 2019.
  8. Web site: Clonakilty mourns sudden death of football star Padraigh Griffin. 23 October 2022. Irish Examiner. 24 October 2022.
  9. Web site: Clonakilty in mourning following untimely death of Padraigh Griffin. 24 October 2022. The Southern Star. 24 October 2022.