Séamus Hetherton
Irish Gaelic footballer
About Séamus Hetherton
Lived 1930 – 2019 (aged 88–89).
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 Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship (1): 1949
Cavan All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1952 Ulster Senior Football Championship (2): 1952, 1954
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Who was Séamus Hetherton?
Irish Gaelic footballer
When was Séamus Hetherton born?
Séamus Hetherton was born in 1930 in Munterconnaught.
When did Séamus Hetherton die?
Séamus Hetherton died on 11 July 2019.
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