James Nallen (born 1973 in

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) is a former

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er who played for the Mayo county team. He is the team's record appearance holder with 132. He played in five All-Ireland finals, including an All-Ireland final replay against Meath in 1996, and won two All Stars, in 1996 and 2004. He won a

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medal in 2001. However, he never won an

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medal. He retired from inter-county football in 2010. At club level Nallen had much success with Crossmolina, winning

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s in 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2006, as well as

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s in 1999, 2000, 2002 and an

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in 2001. He has also been a selector for Mayo. He is Chief Technical Officer at

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's School of Physics

References

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