Gus Harrington
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| Native name | Agaistín Ó hArrachtáin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Gussie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 00:01, 15 July 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gus Harrington (born 1943) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team.[1]
Born in Togher, Cork, Harrington first played competitive 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 had 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
- 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.