Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Pádraig Tyers | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born |
20 October 1925 Touraneena, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
Died |
19 February 2010 (aged 84) Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Lees | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
University College Cork | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1954–1956 | Cork | 8 (0–00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 |
Pádraig Tyers (20 October 1925 – 19 February 2010) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played for his local club Lees and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1954 until 1956. Tyers also enjoyed a distinguished career as an Irish language scholar, author and educator.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Irish language scholar and committed educator". Irish Times. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.