Ben Crealey is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Maghery club[1] and at senior level for the Armagh county team.[2][3]
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|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Club | ||
| Maghery | |||
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| Years | County | ||
| Armagh | |||
He played against Kerry in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final, helping to send his team through to a first final for 21 years.[4]
A midfielder, Crealey is also a former rally driver.[5] His father was a rally driver too.[6] After winning the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, Crealey described rallying as his "family sport".[7]
At the end of the game, he was reunited with his girlfriend Aoife Reynolds for the first time since she had left for Australia nine months previously.[8]
Crealey is a first cousin of Bláithín Bogue, a rookie signing in the 2023 AFL Women's draft.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Final cameo was a risk worth taking admits Maghery midfielder Ben Crealey". 15 September 2020.
- ^ "Armagh midfielder Ben Crealey ruled out with broken collarbone". 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Armagh spirit augurs well for Ulster final says Ben Crealey". 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Croker pain no more as Armagh edge out Kerry in cracker". 15 July 2024.
- ^ "When rally driving was number one for Armagh midfielder Ben Crealey". 2 September 2020.
- ^ Boyle, Donnchadh (31 July 2024). "'I couldn't live with the guilt of it' – Rallying career parked as Armagh's Ben Crealey takes All-Ireland route instead". independent.ie.
- ^ "Ben Crealey rallies Armagh to second All-Ireland title". RTÉ.ie. 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Armagh star enjoyed happy reunion at Croker". hoganstand.com. 30 July 2024.
- ^ "'I couldn't live with the guilt of it, missing games' – Rally driver to All-Ireland winner". the42.ie. 31 July 2024.