Pádraig Horan (born 21 April 1950) is an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Horan made his first appearance for the team during the 1968–69 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1986 championship.
St Rynagh's later faced Roscrea in the inaugural All-Ireland final, however, Horan's side were defeated by 4–5 to 2–5.
St Rynagh's retained the title in 1982 with Horan securing a remarkable tenth championship medal.
Horan finished off his club hurling career in 1987 when he captured his eleventh championship medal following a defeat of Seir Kieran.
Reigning All-Ireland champions provided the opposition, however, a remarkable 3–17 to 5–10 victory gave Horan his first Leinster medal.
The victory was tinged with sadness for Horan as his father died at home while listening to the match on the radio.
Offaly's dream season came to an end with a defeat by eventual champions Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
After fourteen minutes Pat Carroll scored the opening goal of the game for Offaly, however, neither side built up a strong lead.
Straight after the interval goalkeeper Damien Martin was doing great work when he batted out an almost certain Galway goal.
With just over twenty minutes left in the game Galway led by six points, however, the team failed to score for the rest of the match.
Offaly retained their Leinster title in 1985 with Horan adding a fourth provincial memento to this collection following a 5–15 to 0–17 trouncing of Laois.
While the team had won three successive Leinster finals between 1987 and 1989, Offaly had failed to get past the All-Ireland semi-final stage.
Success in the championship proved elusive for Horan as Offaly exited the provincial series at an early stage in both 1991 and 1992.
His three years in charge were without success and he resigned in 2000 when it emerged that a number of high-profile players refused to play in the National Hurling League.
[7] In 2007 Horan made a surprise return to inter-county management when he took charge of the Offaly under-21 hurling team.
[10] More success was to follow, as a 3–7 to 2–5 defeat of Oulart-the Ballagh in a replay of the provincial decider secured the Leinster title for Horan's side.