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alongside his brothers and childhood friends. Ballycran started a football team winning Down ACFL Division 4 and progressing into Division 3. It was as a Ballycran footballer that he won the All-Ireland in 1991 with Down. Blaney played in Antrim Senior Hurling League Division 1 with Ballycran in an era where no quarter was given or asked against teams such as Cushendall, Loughgiel, Ballycastle and fierce local rivals Ballygalget and Portaferry.
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While at St. Colman's Blaney was part of probably the best college team Ulster has certainly seen and with respect to Ireland we will never know. Between Blaney's 1st year in 1974 and last in 1981, the team went undefeated through league and knockout stages in the various age category competitions.
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as Ballycran had no football team. He won many underage honours with Ballycran including a Feile na nGael Hurling and played in the National Feile in Limerick. He won numerous Down Senior Hurling Championships alongside his brothers and childhood friends. Ballycran started a football team winning
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is undoubtedly the game of choice. In fact there is no club where football is even available in the ards, with all 3 being famed clubs where hurling is the only game played. He however is a member of the famous Blaney family, a renowned Gaelic Games family in county Down. Keeping with his family
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Blaney's club is Ballycran, and he played club football for a period with Carryduff as Ballycran had no football team. He won many underage honours with Ballycran including a Feile na nGael Hurling and played in the National Feile in Limerick. He won numerous Down Senior Hurling Championships
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There are 7 available Down All-County Senior League Medals Available - 3 in hurling and 4 in football. Blaney has a record number of league medals, a feat that may never be equalled. Blaney has won all medals, save for the Division 1 ACFL. He has won the following:
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Blaney lined out in another Ulster final two years later, but Down lost to Tyrone. He retired from inter-county football in 1997. Blaney is one of a couple of players that have won Ulster Senior Hurling and Football
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Down ACFL Division 4 and progressing into Division 3. It was as a Ballycran footballer that he won the All-Ireland in 1991 with Down. While with Carryduff, his first year playing for the club's
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in 1982. He also won the Ryan Cup on two occasions with QUB (1984 and 1985). In 1999, he was named a "Sporting Great" of the university. He is also a patron of QUB's GAA academy.
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has been described as "near telepathic". It has been said that he made the Down "attack tick with his shrewd play and inventiveness". Blaney was also able to score himself.
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in the All-Ireland final. The success was Down's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title since 1968. Blaney also won a second All-Star that year.
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in the final gave Blaney another All-Ireland Senior medal. Once again he was honoured for hs performances that year with an All-Star.
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was manager. He was appointed to the role in July 2002. In 2003 Down reached the Ulster final, where they faced Tyrone.
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circles, and is known as one of the county's best ever footballers. In 2009 to mark the 125th anniversary of the
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team was 1978 at the age of only 15. He helped the club win the Down Junior Football Championship in 1986.
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He has six brothers and one sister.He is married with six children and currently lives in Belfast.
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for his performances that year. Blaney and Down reached the 1986 Ulster final, but were beaten by
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Blaney joined the Down Senior panel in 1981. That year, while only 18 years old, he won his first
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during his career. He also had a distinguished underage career with the county - winning
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Sean and Greg are the only father/son combination to captain winning MacRory Cup teams.
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Blaney represented Down hurlers at Minor, Under 21 and Senior level. In 1978 he won an
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with them in 1977 & 1979. In 1979 at the age of just 16, he was part of the Down
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Blaney served as a selector with the Down Senior football team when former teammate
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Winning Dalton Cup(74/75)(Blaney captain), Corn na nOg(76/77), Rannefast(78/79) and
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As a fresher, Blaney was a top-scorer when Queen's University Belfast won the
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All star (10) Replacement (1981,1984,1985,1986,1988,1989,1999,1992,1993,1996)
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Blaney's honours while at St. Colman's included helping the school win three
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in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of the Down team that won the
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Down – 1979 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (1st title)
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medal with the county. Two years later he helped Down win the
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Down – 1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (5th title)
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Ulster GAA Personality of the year (4) 1990,1991,1994,1996
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Blaney won a third Ulster Championship medal with Down in
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as one of the all-time best 125 footballers from Ulster.
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five times with the province (between 1983 and 1995).
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Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
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He played club football for a period with 782:(8) 1980 1984 1985 1986 1987 1993 1994 1995 537:All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championships 2999:Irish international rules football players 2790: 2776: 2624: 2610: 2458: 2444: 2292: 2278: 2001: 1987: 1728: 1714: 1532: 1518: 1354: 1340: 1267: 1265: 1150: 1148: 1146: 1144: 847:All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship 761:Down Junior Football Championship (1) 1986 390:All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship 961: 1053: 798:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 358:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1262: 1156:"Greg Blaney becomes new Down selector" 1141: 1049: 774:Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship 480:All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 2956: 1277:Queen's University Belfast GAA website 1211:Queen's University Belfast GAA website 1201: 1199: 1197: 1047: 1045: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1037: 1035: 1033: 1031: 1029: 452:traditions, Blaney attended school at 2771: 2605: 2439: 2273: 2260: 1982: 1709: 1513: 1335: 1322: 1195: 1193: 1191: 1189: 1187: 1185: 1183: 1181: 1179: 1177: 853:Ulster Under-21 Football Championship 2984:Down inter-county Gaelic footballers 859:Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship 370:Ulster Senior Football Championships 2964:All Stars Awards winners (football) 1026: 884: 816:Ulster Senior Football Championship 810:National Football League Division 2 804:National Football League Division 1 758:Down ACHL Division 3 Hurling League 755:Down ACHL Division 2 Hurling League 752:Down ACHL Division 1 Hurling League 544:Ulster Senior Football Championship 13: 2632:1994 All Star Gaelic Football Team 2466:1991 All Star Gaelic Football Team 2300:1983 All Star Gaelic Football Team 1174: 872:Ulster Minor Football Championship 834:National Hurling League Division 3 828:Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 717:Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 588:in the All-Ireland semi-final and 525:Ulster Minor Football Championship 488: 429:Ulster Senior Hurling Championship 423:As a hurler with Down, Blaney won 395:In football, he usually played at 73:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 14: 3015: 1295: 915:(6) 1983 1984 1989 1991 1992 1995 878:Ulster Minor Hurling Championship 786: 722: 719:- the county's first since 1941. 710:Ulster Minor Hurling Championship 703: 689: 599: 523:team for three years and won the 780:Down Senior Hurling Championship 669: 1323: 1095:"Ulster's 125 - Down shortlist" 1054:McSherry, Ronan (5 June 2008). 632:final, but they were beaten by 514: 1115: 686:in 1984, 1986, 1987 and 1990. 662:on many occasions. He won the 569:in the decider. Down defeated 376:title with Down and won three 1: 954: 932: 906: 434: 2979:Carryduff Gaelic footballers 7: 840: 653: 519:Blaney played for the Down 412:Gaelic Athletic Association 406:Blaney is a legend in Down 10: 3020: 2261: 919: 737: 462:Queen's University Belfast 2989:Down inter-county hurlers 2807: 2637: 2471: 2305: 2267: 2014: 1741: 1556: 1367: 1329: 1314:Official Down GAA website 791: 742: 694: 676:Compromise rules football 315: 298: 281: 264: 249: 244: 225: 218: 211: 208: 203: 198: 193: 188: 173: 158: 143: 128: 123: 110: 108: 101: 98: 93: 88: 85: 80: 77: 72: 69: 64: 61: 54: 51: 44: 41: 34: 31: 26: 1548:National Football League 865: 548:National Football League 1307:29 October 2013 at the 824:(4) 1987 1989 1992 1996 712:medal with the county. 493: 1240:"A Short Club History" 1213:. 2000. Archived from 1123:"Dream team for Down?" 1060:The Strabane Chronicle 550:. He also received an 1551:Champions (4th title) 1244:Carryduff GAC website 634:St. Jarlath's College 447:, County Down, where 65:Kircubbin County Down 2802:Ulster GAA All-Stars 454:St. Colman's College 27:Personal information 926:International Rules 397:centre half forward 368:. Blaney won three 283:All-Ireland Titles 245:Inter-county titles 56:Centre half forward 46:Centre half forward 23: 1217:on 29 October 2013 1207:"QUB Hall of Fame" 941:(3) 1983 1991 1994 902:(1) 1978 1979 1981 818:(3) 1981 1991 1994 658:Blaney played for 531:team that won the 174:All-Ireland titles 42:Football Position: 21: 2974:Ballycran hurlers 2951: 2950: 2945: 2944: 2765: 2764: 2755: 2747: 2739: 2731: 2723: 2715: 2707: 2699: 2691: 2683: 2675: 2667: 2659: 2651: 2643: 2599: 2598: 2589: 2581: 2573: 2565: 2557: 2549: 2541: 2533: 2525: 2517: 2509: 2501: 2493: 2485: 2477: 2433: 2432: 2423: 2415: 2407: 2399: 2391: 2383: 2375: 2367: 2359: 2351: 2343: 2335: 2327: 2319: 2311: 2254: 2253: 2248: 2247: 1976: 1975: 1703: 1702: 1507: 1506: 1250:on 4 October 2008 1066:on 28 August 2008 896:Ryan Cup (1) 1982 584:. 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Index

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Ballycran
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2 (Div 3)
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dual player
Gaelic football
hurling
Down
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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