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, won three Ulster Senior Football Championships and a National League title with Down, and won three All Star awards. He also had a distinguished underage career with the county, winning Ulster Minor, Ulster Under 21 and All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship medals. In football he usually played at centre half forward and was a brilliant reader of the game, renowned for his vision, ball-winning and play-making. His understanding with the Down corner forward Mickey Linden has been described as near telepathic, and he was also able to score himself.