Seánie Duggan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Seánie Duggan

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1922

Place of Birth: Galway, Connacht, Ireland

Date of Death: 26-Sep-2013

Profession: hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Seánie Duggan

  • Seán "Seánie" Duggan (2 November 1922 – 26 September 2013) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.Born in Galway, Duggan arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Galway senior team.
  • He made his debut in the 1943 championship.
  • Duggan went on to play a key part as the last line of defence for more than a decade, however, he enjoyed little success in terms of silverware.
  • He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. Duggan represented the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, winning one Railway Cup medal in 1947.
  • At club level he won two championship medals with Liam Mellows. Throughout his career, Duggan made 12 championship appearances for Galway.
  • His retirement came following Galway's defeat by Cork in the 1953 All-Ireland final. His brothers, Jimmy and Paddy, all played with distinction for Galway, while their sister, Monica, was a renowned camogie player. Duggan is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game.
  • He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including as goalkeeper on a special Team of the Century composed of players never to have won an All-Ireland medal.

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