Charlie Harrison is an

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sportsperson from

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. He plays

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for his club St John's and at senior level for the Sligo county team. In 2010, he was given an All Star, a particularly unusual achievement for a Sligo player. Only three others had managed this before him ickey Kearins, Barnes Murphy and Eamon O'Hara

Playing career

Harrison made his senior inter-county debut in 2004 playing for

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while he was a student at St Mary's College Strawberry Hill. He played against

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in the Connacht Championship and also against

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in the first round of qualifiers. It was Harrison's only year to play for London. Fellow Sligo player

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also played for London that year. Harrison won a

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medal for Sligo in 2007. That victory made Sligo the Connacht champions for the first time since 1975 and third time overall.

All Star

In October 2010, Harrison was named in the 2010 All Stars football team as a result of his performances for Sligo during the 2010 season. He joined Michael Kearins (1971),

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(1974) and

Eamon O'Hara Eamonn O'Hara (born 6 September 1975) was until 2013 the longest-serving Gaelic footballer at senior level. He first played in 1994 before officially announcing his retirement from inter-county football on 14 May 2013. He plays for his local clu ...

(2002) on the list of Sligo footballers to have won All Star awards. Harrison was selected at left corner back in the All Star team rather than in his customary right corner back position. Speaking after hearing of the All Star he said "when I was called out I couldn't believe it. We were jumping up and down. I'm absolutely delighted, The All-Star is a really coveted award, but you never really think you will be up there someday, so to win one is an amazing feeling." He later picked up a GPA award.

References

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