Adrian Freeman
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Adrian Freeman (13 March 1986[1] – 29 May 2010) was an Irish sportsman from Tooreen, Ballyhaunis,[2] County Mayo. He played Gaelic football and hurling.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Adrian Ó Saoire | ||
Sport | Gaelic football, hurling, shinty | ||
Position | Corner forward | ||
Born |
(1986-03-13)13 March 1986 Tooreen, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
Died |
29 May 2010(2010-05-29) (aged 24) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Nickname | Twink[1] | ||
Occupation | Engineer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2002–2010 | Tooreen, Aughamore | ||
Club titles | |||
Mayo titles | 2003 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Mayo |
Freeman played hurling for Mayo and was a member of the county's 2009 hurling team, which participated in both the National Hurling League (NHL) and the Christy Ring Cup. He played for Connacht in the Interprovincial Championship.[3] He played club football for Aghamore.[4]
His international career consisted of one hurling/shinty Under 21 international appearance in Inverness, Scotland. Freeman also played in England (four times) and toured North America during his career, whilst he was a member of the losing Connacht side from the Interprovincial Championship Final played in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Middle East in March 2009.
Freeman's death at the age of 24 in a traffic collision in Australia on 31 May 2010 led to an outpouring of public grief in Ireland's GAA circles.