Finbarr Gantley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Fionbarra Mag Sheanlaoich | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1 September 1950 Shanaglish, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Died |
16 July 2021 (aged 70) Tubber, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St. Gabriel's Beagh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| London titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1977-1982 | Galway | 11 (3-10) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Finbarr Gantley (1 September 1950 – 16 July 2021) was an Irish
Galway senior hurling teams
.
Career
Born near
Personal life and death
Gantley's sons Finbarr Jnr and Rory also hurled for the Galway senior team in the 1990s and 2000s.[3] He died in Tubber, County Galway on 16 July 2021.[4][5]
Honours
- Brothers Pearse
- London Senior Hurling Championship: 1968, 1972
- St Gabriel's
- London Senior Hurling Championship: 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977
- Beagh
- Galway
References
- ^ "Hurling's prodigal sons: The players who returned home to win All-Irelands". Sky Sports. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Not prodigal, just prodigious". Irish Times. 13 May 2000. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Elder Gantley back in Galway's colours". Irish Independent. 22 March 2000. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Death of Galway All-Ireland winning hurler Finbarr Gantley". Hogan Stand. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Tributes paid to the late Finbarr Gantley, All-Ireland winner with Galway". Irish Examiner. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.