Vinny Claffey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | Doon, County Offaly | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Doon | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1986–2003 | Offaly | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Vinny Claffey is a retired sportsperson from Doon, County Offaly, Ireland. He played Gaelic football with his home club Doon and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1986 until 2003.[1] He won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal in 1997 and a National Football League medal in 1998.[2] During Tommy Lyons reign as Offaly manager, Claffey formed part of the full-forward line that included Peter Brady and Roy Malone.[citation needed]
Honours
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1) 1997
- National Football League Division 1 1998
- O'Byrne Cup 1993 1997 1998
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (2) 1986 1988
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1) 1988
References
- ^ "Claffey announces retirement". Hoganstand.com. 9 July 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ Proby, Johnny (9 July 2003). "Claffey calls it a day". RTÉ.
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