Seamus Hoare
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
19??–? | Naomh Adhamhnáin | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1955–1969 | Donegal | 25+ | |
Seamus Hoare is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as goalkeeper for Naomh Adhamhnáin and the Donegal county team.
Hoare attended St Eunan's College. He is the first of three footballers from the twentieth century to have played for the Donegal county football team while still attending the College; the others being Martin Carney and Paul McGettigan.[1] He played for Donegal for 14 years, making 25 championship appearances in that time; his championship debut came against Down in 1955 and he played his last game for his county against Cavan in 1969.[2] He missed one championship match during his time — in 1961, Packie Boyle played instead of him against Derry.[2] Hoare also played in the 1964–65 National Football League semi-final against Kerry.[3]
Hoare won four Railway Cup medals with Ulster.[4]
In May 2012, the Irish Independent named him as goalkeeper in its selection of Donegal's "greatest team" spanning the previous 50 years.[5]
References
- ^ St. Eunan's College: 1906 - 2006. Browne Printers Ltd. 2006. p. 52.
- ^ a b Foley, Alan (9 June 2016). "How many Donegal keepers have played championship since 1956?".
- ^ "Back in time...". Clár Oifigiúil: Quarter-Final Group Stage, Group 2 Phase 2 (i.e. the Kerry match). 21 July 2019. p. 35.
- ^ "Outstanding Long Serving County Stars". Naomh Adhamhnáin. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
- ^ "GAA: Donegal's greatest team of the past 50 years named". 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.