Gus Harrington
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Agaistín Ó hArrachtáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
1943 Togher, Cork, Ireland | ||
Nickname | Gussie | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St. Finbarr's | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1964-1966 | Cork | 2 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:01, 15 July 2014. |
Gus Harrington (born 1943) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Cork senior football team.[1]
Born in Togher, Cork, Harrington first excelled at football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.[2] He made his senior debut during the 1964 championship. Harrington enjoyed a brief inter-county career and won one Munster medal as a non-playing substitute.
At club level Harrington played with St. Finbarr's.
Throughout his inter-county career, Harrington made just two championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1966 championship.
Honours
Team
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 1966 (sub)
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1963
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1961
- Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 1960, 1961
References
- ^ "Cork Football Teams: 1960-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.