Ger Henderson

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Ger Henderson
Personal information
Irish name	Gearóid Mac Éinrí
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-back
Born	(1954-05-05) 5 May 1954 (age 70) Johnstown, County Kilkenny Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation	Farmer
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Fenians
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	3
Leinster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1974–1988	Kilkenny	39 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	8
All-Irelands	5
NHL	4
All Stars	5
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:05, 20 June 2015.

Ger Henderson (born 5 May 1954) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team^[1] in the 1970s and 1980s.

Early life

Ger Henderson was born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny in 1954. He was educated locally at Johnstown national school where his interest in hurling first began. Later, Henderson and his two brothers, Pat and John, would form the backbone of the Kilkenny team of the 1970s and early 1980s.

Playing career

Club

Henderson played his club hurling with the local Fenians club in Johnstown. He was too young to play senior hurling when the club triumphed winning county championship titles in the early 1970s, however, he did win county title and a Leinster club title in 1974.

Inter-county

By 1972, Henderson was a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team that won the All-Ireland title. He later joined the county's under-21 side, winning back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 1974 and 1975. By this stage, Henderson was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling panel. In 1976, he tasted his first senior hurling success when he won a National Hurling League medal. Two years later, in 1978, Henderson had taken over from his brother Pat as centre-back on the team, and he won his first Leinster title that year. Kilkenny were later defeated by Cork in the All-Ireland final. In spite of this, Henderson's championship performance earned him his first All-Star award.

In 1979, Henderson captured a second Leinster title before later collecting his first All-Ireland following a win over Galway. Once again he was presented with an All-Star award, as well as claiming the Texaco Hurler of the Year award. Three years later, Henderson won a second National League and a third Leinster medal, before winning a second All-Ireland medal^[1] following a win over Cork. Once again, his performance at centre-back earned him his third All-Star award. In 1983, Henderson captured another quartet of National League, Leinster, All-Ireland^[1] and All-Star honours.

The following few years saw Kilkenny's hurling fortunes take a downturn. In spite of this, Henderson won a fourth National League in 1986, before adding a fifth Leinster title in 1987. Kilkenny were later defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland final.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Henderson in frame for Wexford post". Hogan Stand. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 15 July 2010.

Preceded by John Horgan (Cork)	Texaco Hurler of the Year 1979	Succeeded by Joe Connolly (Galway)

v t e Fenians - 1975 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship runners-up
1 P. J. Ryan 2 S. Delaney 3 N. Orr 4 M. Fitzpatrick 5 G. Murphy 6 P. Henderson 7 G. Henderson 8 F. Hawkes 9 M. Garrett 10 J. Moriarty 11 P. Delaney 12 J. Ryan 13 B. Fitzpatrick 14 B. Watson 15 P. Fitzpatrick Sub used P. Murphy for F. Hawkes

v t e Kilkenny – 1972 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (8th title)
1 K. Fennelly 2 J. Ryan 3 J. Burke 4 P. O'Brien 5 K. Robinson 6 B. Cody (c) 7 J. Dowling 8 G. Woodcock 9 G. Fennelly 10 S. O'Brien 11 M. Tierney 12 B. Fitzpatrick 13 P. Butler 14 M. McCarthy 15 B. Sweeney Sub used J. O'Sullivan for S. O'Brien Subs not used G. Henderson J. Dunne J. Power N. Minogue J. Kavanagh J. Mulcahy M. Gibbons Coach G. Leahy

v t e Kilkenny – 1974 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (1st title)
1 K. Fennelly 2 T. McCormack 3 M. Hogan 4 J. Dunne 5 G. Henderson 6 B. Cody 7 M. Tierney 8 J. Dowling 9 S. Brophy 10 N. Brennan 11 G. Woodcock 12 G. Fennelly (c) 13 P. Kearney 14 T. Teehan 15 B. Fitzpatrick Subs used B. Sweeney for T. Teehan P. Mulcahy for N. Brennan Subs not used P. Dunphy T. Barry L. Galavan S. Reid P. Grace T. Kinsella

v t e Kilkenny – 1975 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (2nd title)
1 K. Fennelly (c) 2 J. Marnell 3 J. Moran 4 D. O'Hara 5 G. Henderson 6 B. Cody 7 J. Grace 8 J. Dowling 9 G. Fennelly 10 J. Hennessy 11 M. Tierney 12 J. Lyng 13 T. Brennan 14 B. Sweeney 15 B. Fitzpatrick Subs used K. Robinson J. O'Sullivan G. Woodcock Subs not used P. Dunphy J. Dunne R. Reid P. O'Brien M. Healy P. Prendergast S. Lyster

Kilkenny - 1974 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (19th title)

Subs not used: 16 P. J. Ryan; 17 B. Cody; 18 N. Brennan; 19 G. Murphy; 20 B. Harte; 21 S. Delaney; 22 G. Fennelly; 23 D. McNamara

Selectors: J. McGovern; G. Leahy; M. O'Neill; P. Skehan; D. Dunphy
Coach: T. Maher
Trainer: M. Lanigan