Noel Tierney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Nollaig Ó Tiarnaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
2 February 1942 Tuam, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Occupation | Dairy Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| (Milltown) 1962-1976 |
Garrymore Milltown | 29 Apps. (0-4) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 (1971) | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1963-1969 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 (Cú Chulainn Award) | ||
Noel Tierney (born 2 February 1942 in Milltown, County Galway) is an Irish former Gaelic Football Player and Sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Milltown and was a member of the Galway Senior Inter-County 3 in a row winning team from 1964 until 1966 inclusive, winning three Senior All Ireland Medals.[1] He was also Captain of the Conaught Railway Cup Winning Team of 1969 as well as being on the Galway Minor All-Ireland winning team of 1960.
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship : 3 ( Galway)
- 1964, 1965, 1966
- National Football League : 1 ( Galway)
- 1965
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship : 1 ( Galway)
- 1960
- Galway Senior Football Championship : 1 ( Milltown)
- 1971
- Railway Cup : 2 (Connacht)
- 1967, 1969 (Capt.)
- Cú Chulainn Award ( Early GAA GPA All Stars Awards) : 2
- 1963, 1964
- Texaco Footballer of the Year : 1
- 1964
References
- ↑ "Galway GAA. profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lar Foley (Dublin) |
Caltex Footballer of the Year 1964 |
Succeeded by Martin Newell (Galway) |
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