Henry Gray (7 July 1915– 7 September 1978) was an

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hurler who played as a centre-forward for the

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and

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senior team. Gray made his first appearance for the Laois team during the 1934 championship and later joined the

team. He ended his career with Laois after the 1949 championship. During that time he won one

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medal, five

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medals and one

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medal. At club level Gray won numerous county club championship medals with

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in Laois and

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in Dublin. The trophy for the Laois minor hurling championship is named in his honour.

References

1915 births 1978 deaths Rathdowney hurlers Faughs hurlers Laois inter-county hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Dublin-hurling-bio-stub