James McNaughton (Ruairí Óg Cushendall hurler)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Mac Neachtain | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
1963 Cushendall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
Died |
17 February 2014 (aged 50) Cushendall, County Antrim, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Farmer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1980s-2000s | Ruarí Óg Cushendall | ||
Club titles | |||
Antrim titles | 8 | ||
Ulster titles | 7 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1982-1993 | Antrim | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
James McNaughton (c. 1963 – 17 February 2014) was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Antrim senior team.[1]
McNaughton made his first appearance for the team during the 1982 'B' championship and became a regular player over the following decade. During that time he won two Ulster winner's medals.
At club level McNaughton was a seven-time Ulster medalist with Ruarí Óg Cushendall. In addition to this he also won eight county championship winners' medals.
He died in February 2014 at the age of 51.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "Hurler profile: J McNaughton". GAA Info. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Former Antrim hurler James McNaughton passes away". RTÉ Sport. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Death Notice for James McNaughton". PassedAway.com.
- ^ "Antrim hurler McNaughton passes away". HoganStand.