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Ger Brady

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Ger Brady
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Brádaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre forward
Born (1980-01-04)4 January 1980
County Mayo, Ireland
Died 21 March 2024(2024-03-21) (aged 44)
Mayo, County Mayo, Ireland
Height 6 ft 1[1] in (1.85 m)
Occupation Garda[2]
Club(s)
Years Club
Claremorris GAA
Club titles
Mayo titles 4
Connacht titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2003–2007
Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Ger Brady (4 January 1980 – 21 March 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Claremorris and the Mayo county team.[3] He played centre half-forward or, alternatively, left half-forward or, most often, as a utility playmaker.

Biography

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Brady was born on 4 January 1980.[1]

He played for Mayo in the 1997 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship defeat to Laois.[2] He also played for the Mayo senior team.[2]


He was based in Galway, working as a Garda.[2] Brady died of complications from motor neurone disease at a hospital in Mayo, County Mayo, on 21 March 2024. He was 44.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Brady Ger". Hogan Stand. 19 February 1999.
  2. ^ a b c d "The 1997 Mayo minors – where are they now?". The Mayo News. 25 April 2017.
  3. ^ Too much, too young.[dead link] The Sunday Times. 5 December 2004.
  4. ^ "Former Mayo senior footballer Ger Brady has passed away". Midwest Radio. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.