Eugene Hughes (Gaelic footballer)
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| Born | 1957 or 1958[1] County Monaghan, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 67) Castleblayney, County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eugene "Nudie" Hughes (1957 or 1958 – 3 November 2025) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for the Monaghan county team.[2][3]
Playing career
Hughes helped Monaghan to victory in the 1985 National Football League Final defeating Armagh and he collected three Ulster Senior Football Championship medals in 1979, defeating Donegal, in 1985, beating Derry and again in 1988, defeating Tyrone in Clones. Hughes was the first Monaghan man to receive an All-Star Award and featured regularly on All-Star teams selected in 1979, 1985 and 1988. He collected a Railway Cup Medal with Ulster in 1984 and he was listed at number 115 in the 125 Greatest Stars of the GAA lists.[4][3]
Personal life and death
Hughes's nickname "Nudie" arose in his childhood as a neighbouring infant's attempt at pronouncing "Eugene".[5]
In December 2018, shortly after attending the All Stars ceremony at which three Monaghan players received awards in November, Hughes was diagnosed with liver and colon cancer and spoke about it in June 2020.[1]
Hughes died at home in Castleblayney, on 3 November 2025, at the age of 67.[5][6][7]
References
- 1 2 Scully, Michael (20 June 2020). "Monaghan great Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes opens up on long battle with cancer: Nudie has been fighting for his life for the last 18 months". Irish Mirror.
Now 62, Nudie has been fighting for his life for the last 18 months. He was diagnosed with liver and colon cancer in December 2018.
- ↑ GAA Info Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- 1 2 Hogan Stand Magazine Part of Monaghan sporting folklore
- ↑ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2010.
- 1 2 Dermot Crowe (9 Nov 2025) "Obituary: Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes, popular Monaghan football star known for his warm personality" Irish Independent
- ↑ "The death has occurred of Eugene (Nudie) Hughes". RIP.ie. Archived from the original on 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ↑ Monaghan great Eugene 'Nudie' Hughes dies aged 67
External links
- All Stars Awards winners (football)
- 1950s births
- 2025 deaths
- Castleblayney Faughs Gaelic footballers
- Monaghan inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Deaths from colorectal cancer
- Deaths from liver cancer
- Deaths from cancer in the Republic of Ireland
- People from Castleblayney
- 20th-century Irish sportsmen
- Ulster Gaelic football biography stubs
- Monaghan GAA stubs