Pat Roe

For the American actress, see Patricia Roe.
Pat Roe
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Ruadh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Defence/Midfield
Born Ireland
Nickname Skinny
Club(s)
Years Club
? – ?
 The Heath
Club titles
Laois titles 2 (1 football) 1 (hurling)
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1982–1995
 Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

Pat Roe is Gaelic footballer.

Playing career

Roe played for Laois senior football team from the mid-1980s until the 1990s primarily as a defender but also in midfield. During that period he was widely regarded as one of the top players in the country in his position.

He also played on the county senior hurling team for some time.

In 1982, he was full back on the Laois team that captured the Leinster U21 Football Championship and in 1991, he played on the Laois team beaten by Meath in the final of the Leinster Senior Football Championship.

He began his club football career with Portlaoise with whom he won minor and under 21 honours but it with his second club The Heath that Roe played a starring role in 1993 when they won a memorable Laois Senior Football Championship title. The previous year he picked up a Laois Senior Hurling Championship medal with his hurling club, Clonad.

Managerial career

A PE and English teacher in St Fergal's College, Rathdowney, Roe started his management career in The Heath in 1991 while still playing. Crettyard obtained his services in 1996.

After his senior inter-county playing career ended, Roe continued to play at club level while also having spells as manager with Carlow (2001–2002), Wexford (2003–2005) and Offaly (2007–2008).[1]

Teaching career

Pat Roe is an established English teacher in St. Fergals College, Rathdowney, Co. Laois. Some say he is one of the best ever, but one William Shakespeare would argue that case. His memorable catchphrases include Bloody hell man!, What are you at!? and What the hell man!. Some say his feud with one blaggard Jamie Meehan was the most controversial and appalling of all time.

gollark: Maybe it's more like view change rate over the last few minutes?
gollark: Well, one zyu.
gollark: I have some zyus. They're not hatching.
gollark: Ah, those evil entities.
gollark: I suspect it's tied into the egg's score (Clicks * 12 + UV * 6 + V) somehow.

References
  1. "Roe confident hard work has been done". Offaly Express. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2012.


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