Martin Furlong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Furlong | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
14 September 1946 Tullamore, County Offaly | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1963-1985 | Tullamore | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1966-1985 | Offaly | 62 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
Martin Furlong (born 14 September 1946 in Tullamore, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Tullamore and was the first-choice goalkeeper on the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1966 until 1985.[1] Furlong is the only Offaly player to have won three All-Ireland medals in 1971, 1972 and 1982. He also won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in 1964. He won the Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1982 after Offaly's All Ireland win.
References
- ↑ "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
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