Tom O'Hare explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Tom O'Hare
Irish:Tomás Ó hEithir
Fullname:Thomas O'Hare
County:Down
Province:Ulster
Club:Mayobridge
Clyears:1950s-1980s
Clcounty:0
Counties:Down
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1960s-1970s
Icprovince:5
Icallireland:1
Nfl:1
Birth Place:Mayobridge, County Down

Tom O'Hare (born 1943 in Mayobridge, County Down) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local clubs Mayobridge and Clonduff and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1970s. O'Hare won an All-Ireland winners' medal with Down in 1968, scoring two points from 45s. O'Hare was recognised as one of the best defenders ever to play the game. He is currently a trustee and president of his club Mayobridge. [1] O'Hare was named on Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's team of his life, which was published in the Sunday Independent.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Tom O'Hare. www.hoganstand.com. 1993-10-22. 2009-09-16.