Nicholas Clavin

Nicholas Clavin

Personal information
Irish name	Nioclás Ó Clamháin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-back
Born	1948 Rahan, County Offaly
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname	Nick
Club(s)
Years	Club
1960s-1980s	St Carthage's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1968-1973	Offaly	22
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	4
All-Irelands	2
NFL	0
All Stars	1

Nicholas "Nick" Clavin (born 1948 in Rahan, County Offaly) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club St Carthage's and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team from 1968 until 1973.[1] He was ordained in All Hallows College, Dublin in 1973, for the Diocese of San Diego.[2] He is now pastor of St Gregory the Great Catholic Church in San Diego, California.[3] Fr. Clavin was inducted into the Offaly GAA Hall of Fame in 2017.[4]

References

1. "Offaly GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
2. Ordinations and Graduations 1973, All Hallows College, Dublin.
3. RTÉ Nationwide: Marty Morrissey meets Fr Nick Clavin. April 13, 2016.
4. Fr Nicholas Clavin to enter Offaly Football Hall of Fame, Offaly GAA Official Website, November 2016.