Steve Mahon

Steve Mahon
Personal information
Irish name	Stiofán Mathúin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	6 December 1957 (age 66); Kilbeacanty, County Galway, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Builder
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Kilbeacanty
Club titles
Galway titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County
1978-1988	Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	2
NHL	1
All Stars	2
	*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:58, 3 February 2013.

Steve Mahon (born 6 December 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.^[1]^[2]

Born in Kilbeacanty, County Galway, Mahon first played competitive hurling whilst at Ballyturn National School. He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he joined the Galway under-21 team. He made his senior debut during the 1978-79 National Hurling League. Mahon went on to play a key role for Galway for almost a decade, and won two All-Ireland medals on the field of play and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.^{[citation needed]}

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Mahon won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time intermediate championship medallist with Kilbeacanty.^{[citation needed]}

Throughout his career Mahon made 22 championship appearances for Galway. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1988 championship.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Player

Kilbeacanty

Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1978
Galway Junior C Hurling Championship (1): 1997

Galway

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1980, 1987
National Hurling League (2): 1986-87
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1978

Connacht

Railway Cup (4): 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987

Individual

Awards

All-Star (2): 1981, 1987

References

^ "Steve Mahon". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ "The men who changed the face of Galway hurling". Irish Independent. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[1] "Steve Mahon". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[2] "The men who changed the face of Galway hurling". Irish Independent. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 27 January 2014.

[1]

[2]