Ger Houlahan
Gerard "Ger" Houlahan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Armagh county team from 1984 to 2000. He won two Ulster Senior Football Championship medals with the county and also won an All Star award.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Gearóid Ó hUallacháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
Armagh, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Houlie | ||
| Occupation | Sports Massage Therapist | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
198?-200? | Pearse Óg | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Armagh titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1984-2000 | Armagh | ? (13-43) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
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*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:54, 7 April 2009 (UTC) Championship games only.. | |||
Houlahan played club football for Pearse Óg and won the Armagh Senior Football Championship on ? occasions with the club.
He was a very prolific forward, particularly renowned for his goal-scoring ability. Houlahan was also a crowd favourite with the Armagh fans. He is known as one of Armagh's best ever players. In 2009 to mark the 125th anniversary of the Gaelic Athletic Association he was named by The Irish News as one of the all-time best 125 footballers from Ulster.
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