Paddy Harrington

This article is about the Irish sportsman. For his son and professional golfer, see Pádraig Harrington.

Patrick Harrington (1933 – July 2005), known as Paddy Harrington, was an Irish sportsman. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ardgroom in Cork and Garda in Dublin. Harrington was also a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.^[1] His son, Pádraig Harrington is a professional golfer and has won three major championships.

Patrick Harrington

Personal information
Irish name	Pádraig Ó hArrachtáin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-back
Born	1933 Ardgroom, County Cork, Ireland
Died	11 July 2005(2005-07-11) (aged 72) St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Garda Síochána
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Ardgroom Garda
Club titles
Cork titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1950s–1960s	Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	0
NFL	1

Harrington died in St. James's Hospital on 11 July 2005 from esophageal cancer at the age of 72.^[2]