He played Gaelic football with his local club Ardgroom in Cork and Garda in Dublin.
Harrington was also a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.
[1] His son, Pádraig Harrington is a professional golfer and has won three major championships.
Harrington died in St. James's Hospital on 11 July 2005 from esophageal cancer at the age of 72.
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