Éamonn Cregan
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| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Críagáin | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Left wing-forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Centre-back/Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
21 May 1945 Limerick, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Blondie | ||
| Occupation | Retired | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| 1963–1988 | Claughaun | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Limerick titles | 8 | 3 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1965–1971 1965–1983 |
Limerick (F) Limerick (H) |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 0 | 4 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 1 | |
| League titles | 0 | 1 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 3 | |
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Éamonn Cregan (born 21 May 1945) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, hurler and manager. He is best remembered for his success with Limerick, as a player in the 1970s and then as manager of various club and inter-county teams in the 1980s and 1990s. Cregan was inducted into the GAA Hall of Fame in 2013.
Cregan played his club hurling and football with his local club in Claughaun and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county title with the club in 1968 and added a second three years later in 1971. Cregan won a third and final county medal in 1986. This was Claughaun's last appearance in a county championship final. He also won 8 Limerick Senior Football Championship
Cregan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a dual player with the Limerick minor hurling and football teams in the early 1960s. In 1963 he was appointed captain of the Limerick hurling team. That year his side defeated Tipperary by 4–12 to 5–4 to capture the Munster minor title. Cregan later led his side out in the All-Ireland final, however, Wexford were defeated by Wexford on a score line of 4–10 to 2–7. Cregan also played with the Limerick minor football team as well as later lining out with the county's under-21 teams. He had little success in these grades.
Cregan made his debut with the Limerick senior hurling team in 1964 and he impressed immediately. He later gave up playing football with the county in an effort to concentrate on his hurling. Limerick hurling was in the doldrums at the time as the county hadn't won a Munster title since 1955.
In 1970 Limerick's hurling fortunes started to change. That year Cregan's side reached the 'home' final of the National Hurling League with Cork providing the opposition. Limerick were trounced on that occasion by 2–17 to 0–7. This was the first of five consecutive league final appearances for Limerick and for Cregan.
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