Brendan Sloan
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Atticall, County Down, Northern Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Breandán Ó Sluáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1948 Atticall, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Died |
24 March 2016 (aged 67) Atticall, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Atticall | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Down titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1967–1978 | Down | 32 (0–00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Brendan Sloan (1948 – 24 March 2016) was a Northern Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Down senior team.[1][2][3]
Born in Atticall, County Down, Sloan first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He became involved with the Atticall club at juvenile levels before eventually enjoying a lengthy career at senior level.
Sloan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Down minor team in 1966. An All-Ireland runner-up in this grade, he subsequently joined the Down under-21 team. Sloan made his senior début during the 1967 championship. He went on to play a key role during a successful era, and won one All-Ireland medal, three Ulster medals and one National League medal.
Throughout his inter-county career Sloan made 32 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1978 championship.