Tom O'Hare (born 1943 in

Mayobridge Mayobridge () is a village within Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, lying on the small river Clanrye which divides the townlands of Mayo and Bavan. It is located within the Newry and Mourne District Council area - it had a population of 1,069 ...

County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. It covers an area of and has a population of 531,665. It borders County Antrim to the ...

) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

with his local clubs

and Clonduff and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1970s. O'Hare won an

All-Ireland All-Ireland (sometimes All-Island) refers to all of Ireland, as opposed to the separate jurisdictions of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. "All-Ireland" is most frequently used to refer to sporting teams or events for the entire islan ...

winners' medal with Down in 1968, scoring two points from 45s. O'Hare was recognised as one of the best defenders ever to play the game. He is currently a trustee and president of his club Mayobridge. O'Hare was named on

Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh (; born 20 August 1930) is an Irish Gaelic games commentator for the Irish national radio and television, RTÉ. In a career that has spanned six decades he has come to be regarded as the "voice of Gaelic games." He ...

's team of his life, which was published in the '' Sunday Independent''.

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1942 births Living people Clonduff Gaelic footballers Down inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic games club administrators Mayobridge Gaelic footballers People from Mayobridge Ulster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers {{Down-gaelic-football-bio-stub