Gerry Hargan is a former

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er who played for the Dublin county team. Hargan made his debut for Dublin in the

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against

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in Tralee. Hargan won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal for Dublin in 1983. He won his first Leinster Senior Football Championship title for Dublin in 1983 and went on to collect more in 1984, 1985, 1989 and 1992. He won a National Football League title with Dublin in 1987. His final game for Dublin was in 1992 when Dublin were defeated by

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in the All-Ireland final at

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. Dublin lost the game by 0–18 to 0-14. Due to injury he could no longer play for the county. He received two All-Stars with Dublin and was captain in 1988. Hargan has also had successes at club level, collecting two

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medals in 1982 and in 1985.

External links

Gerry Hargan Profile Article

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