Greg Hughes (Gaelic footballer)

Greg Hughes, born in Cloghan, County Offaly, on 17 November 1939 and died on 15 May 2014, was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior team. He first arrived on the inter-county scene when he linked up with the Offaly senior team at nineteen, made his senior debut in 1958 and went on to play a key role for over a decade, winning three Leinster SFC medals. He was an All-Ireland SFC runner-up on two occasions and won an All-Ireland SFC medal as a non-playing substitute. He represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, winning three Railway Cup medals. At club level he played with Cloghan, St Rynagh's and Gaeil Colmcille, with whom he won two championship medals, and he made 36 championship appearances for Offaly.