Eugene Hughes (Gaelic footballer)

Eugene "Nudie" Hughes (born 1957/8) is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Monaghan county team.[2][3]

Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Forward
Born 1957 or 1958 (age 65–66)[1]
County Monaghan, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Castleblayney Faughs
Club titles
Ulster titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1979–1991
 Monaghan 88
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 3
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 3

Playing career

Nudie helped Monaghan to victory in the 1985 National Football League Final defeating Armagh and he collected three Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1979, defeating Donegal, in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in Clones. Nudie was the first Monaghan man to receive an All-Star Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in 1979, 1985 and 1988. He collected a Railway Cup Medal with Ulster in 1984 and he was listed at number 115 in The 125 greatest stars of the GAA lists.[4][5]

In December 2018, shortly after attending the All Stars ceremony at which three Monaghan players received awards in November, Hughes was diagnosed with liver and colon cancer and spoke about it in June 2020.[1]

References
  1. Scully, Michael (20 June 2020). "Monaghan great Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes opens up on long battle with cancer: Nudie has been fighting for his life for the last 18 months". Irish Mirror. Now 62, Nudie has been fighting for his life for the last 18 months. He was diagnosed with liver and colon cancer in December 2018.
  2. GAA Info Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore
  4. "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
  5. Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore
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