Greg Blaney

Greg Blaney is an Irish dual player who played Gaelic football and hurling for Down in the 1980s and 1990s. He was part of the Down team that won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1991 and 1994. He was a brilliant reader of the game. ball-winning His excellent passing skills at the age of only 15. He is also a patron of QUB's GAA academy. In 1978 he won an Ulster Minor Hurling Championship medal with the county.

He was part of the Down side that won the 1992 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship - the county's first since 1941.

After retiring Blaney served as a selector with the Down Senior football team when former teammate Paddy O'Rourke was manager. He was appointed to the role in July 2002. In 2003 Down reached the Ulster final, where they faced Tyrone.

Honours

Club 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: Down ACHL Division 1 Hurling League Down ACHL Division 2 Hurling League Down ACHL Division 3 Hurling League Down Junior Football Championship (1) 1986 Down AFL Division 4 Football League (1) 1990 Down AFL Division 3 Football League (1) 1980 Down AFL Division 2 Football League (1) 198? Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1) 1993 Down Senior Hurling Championship (8) 1980 1984 1985 1986 1987 1993 1994 1995

Inter-county

Senior All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2) 1991 1994 National Football League Division 1 (1) 1983 National Football League Division 2 (2) 1982 1988 Ulster Senior Football Championship (3) 1981 1991 1994 Dr McKenna Cup (4) 1987 1989 1992 1996 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship (1) 1992 National Hurling League Division 3 (2) 1987 1989

Under-21 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1) 1979 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1) 1979 Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1) 1983

Minor Ulster Minor Football Championship (2)1977 1979 Ulster Minor Hurling Championship (1) 1978

School/college Sigerson Cup (1) 1982 Ryan Cup (1) 1982 MacRory Cup (1) 1978 1979 1981

Province Railway Cup (6) 1983 1984 1989 1991 1992 1995

Ireland International Rules (1) 1986

Individual All Star (3) 1983 1991 1994 All star (10) Replacement (1981,1984,1985,1986,1988,1989,1999,1992,1993,1996) Irish News Ulster All-Stars (18) 1981,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,96,97,98,99 Ulster GAA Personality of the year (4) 1990,1991,1994,1996