Christy Heffernan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Críostóir Ó hIfearnáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
26 December 1957 Glenmore, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Insurance Broker & Auctioneer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1975-1999 | Glenmore | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 4 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1979-1993 | Kilkenny | 32 (16-34) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:45, 21 November 2016. | |||
Christy Heffernan (born 26 December 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Glenmore, County Kilkenny, Heffernan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1981 championship. Heffernan went on to play a key part for Kilkenny, and won four All-Ireland medals, seven Leinster medals and four National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Heffernan won one Railway Cup medal in 1989. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Glenmore. In addition to this he also won two Leinster medals and five championship medals. He also captained the Glenmore Senior Football team to victory in the 1989 county final, also winning man of the match by scoring 5 points from the middle of the field.
Throughout his career Heffernan made 32 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1993 championship.
Heffernan is widely regarded as one of Kilkenny's all-time greatest players. During his playing days he won one All-Star award, while he was later chosen at full-forward on the Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century.
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