Pádraigh Griffin
# Pádraigh Griffin

Pádraigh Griffin (1975 – 22 October 2022) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Clonakilty and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.

## Playing career

Griffin first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Clonakilty. He also lined out as a schoolboy with Clonakilty Community College and won an All-Ireland VSFC title with the Cork vocational schools' team in 1994. Griffin first played for Clonakilty at adult level as a member of the junior team. He was a member of the club's senior team that won the Cork SFC title in 1996, before claiming a second winners' medal in 2009.

Griffin's performances at club level earned a call-up to the Cork under-21 team in 1996. He was drafted onto the senior team in 1997. Griffin made a number of appearances in various National League campaigns before being included on the Cork championship team. He also lined out for the junior team.

## Personal life and death

His father, Pat Griffin, was a two-time All-Ireland SFC medal-winner with Kerry in 1969 and 1970. Griffin died on 22 October 2022, at the age of 47.

## Honours

### Clonakilty

* Cork Senior Football Championship: 1996, 2003
* West Cork Under-21 Football Championship: 1996 (c)

### Cork

* All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship: 1994
