Niall Patterson
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| Nickname | Big Neilly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Musician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Patterson (born 2 January 1962) is a former hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Antrim senior team.
Patterson made his first appearance for the team during the 1979 "B" championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for over a decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland "B" medals and three Ulster medals. He was also part of the team who reached 1989 All Ireland final against Tipperary. [1]
At club level Patterson is an All-Ireland club medalist with Loughgiel Shamrocks. In addition to this he has also won one Ulster club medal and two county club championship medals.
Honours
[edit]- Loughgiel Shamrocks
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1983 (c)
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1982 (c), 1989
- Antrim Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1982 (c), 1989
- Antrim
References
[edit]- ↑ "Antrim GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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