Harry Gray (hurler)
Henry Gray (7 July 1915– 7 September 1978) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Laois and Dublin senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Anraí Mac Cathail Riabhaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
7 July 1915 Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Died |
7 September 1978 (aged 63) Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Gresham Hotel doorman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Rathdowney Faughs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1934-1937 1938-1947 1948-1949 |
Laois Dublin Laois | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Gray made his first appearance for the Laois team during the 1934 championship and later joined the Dublin team. He ended his career with Laois after the 1949 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, five Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1][2]
At club level Gray won numerous county club championship medals with Rathdowney in Laois and Faughs in Dublin.
The trophy for the Laois minor hurling championship is named in his honour.
References
- "County profile: Dublin". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- "Leinster Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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