Gary Hanniffy
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Gary Hanniffy (born 4 April 1977) is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gearóid Ó hAinfidh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
(1977-04-04) 4 April 1977 (age 47) Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Occupation | Business Development Director | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Birr | |||
Club titles | |||
Offaly titles | 11 | ||
Leinster titles | 6 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 4 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1997–2008 | Offaly | 43 (3–40) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
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Hanniffy made his first appearance for the team during the 1997 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement prior to the 2008 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one National Hurling League (Division 2) medal. Hanniffy was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Hanniffy is a four-time All-Ireland medalist with Birr. In addition to this he has also won six Leinster medals and eleven county club championship medals.
Hanniffy's father, Declan and his brothers, Darren and Rory, also played hurling with Offaly.[1]