Gerard McGrattan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gearóid Mag Reachtain | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right wing-forward | ||
Born |
1972 Portaferry, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Occupation | Engineer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1988-2006 | Portaferry | ||
Club titles | |||
Down titles | 7 | ||
Ulster titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1992-2004 | Down | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 3 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Gerard McGrattan (born 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Down senior team.[1]
McGrattan made his first appearance for the team during the 1992 championship and quickly became a regular player until his retirement at the end of the 2004 championship. During that time he won three Ulster winners' medals and remains the only Down hurler to have won an All-Star award.
At club level McGrattan played with Portaferry, winning seven county championship winners' medals during a club career that spanned three decades.
Accolades
- Ulster Senior Hurling championship - 1992 1995 1997
- National Hurling League Division 2 Champions - 2004
- Down Senior hurling Championship - 1989 1991 1996 2000 2001 2002 2006
- All Star - 1992
- Ulster Under 21 Hurling Championship - 1990
- Ulster Minor Hurling Championship - 1989
References
- ^ "Profile of Gerard McGrattan". Hogan Stand website. 29 January 1993. Retrieved 5 December 2011.