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Irish Gaelic footballer (1930–2019)

Séamus Hetherton
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-forward
Born 1930
Munterconnaught, County Cavan, Ireland
Died 11 July 2019 (aged 89)
Birmingham, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Roman Catholic priest
Club(s)
Years Club
Munterconnaught
Club titles
Cavan titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1951–1956 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Séamus Hetherton (1930 – 11 July 2019) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Cavan Championship club Munterconnaught. He played at senior level for the Cavan county team for five seasons, during which time he usually lined out at right wing-forward.

Later in life Hetherton became a Catholic priest in England. In 1997 he received a suspended jail sentence in connection with the disappearance of £104,000 from a church bank account.

Honours

St Finian's College
Cavan

References

  1. "Cavan 1952 All-Ireland winner passes away". Hogan Stand. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. "Interpol hunt for priest over missing £100,000 inquiry". BBC News. 20 February 1998. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. "Unholy row revealed missing funds". Irish Independent. 17 September 1998. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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