Nicky Behan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Nioclás Ó Beacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1946 Allenwood, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Allenwood Éire Óg-Corrachoill | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Kildare titles | 0 | 6 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Kildare | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Nicholas Behan (born 1946) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler. At club level, he played with Allenwood and he also lined out as a dual player with various Kildare teams.
Career
[edit]McTeague had his first success at club level in 1964 when he won a Kildare MFC title with St Mary's.[1] He later progressed to adult level Gaelic football with Allenwood. Behan played his club hurling with Éire Óg-Corrachoill and won six Kildare SHC medals between 1964 and 1971.[2]
At inter-county level, Behan was part of the Kildare team that won consecutive Leinster U21FC titles as well as the All-Ireland U21FC title in 1965.[3] Behan added an All-Ireland JHC medal to his collection after beating Warwickshire in the 1966 All-Ireland junior final.[4] An All-Ireland IHC medal followed in 1969, having earlier claimed the Division 2 league title.[5]
Honours
[edit]- St Mary's
- Kildare Minor Football Championship: 1964
- Éire Óg-Corrachoill
- Kildare Senior Hurling Championship: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971
- Kildare
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1969
- Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1969
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: 1966
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship: 1966
- National Hurling League Division 2: 1968–69
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1965
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1965, 1966
References
[edit]- ^ "Close-up on the players". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 1 October 1965. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Éire Óg first holders of Carey trophy". Nationalist and Leinster Times. 8 October 1971. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Football Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Leinster All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 19 December 2024.