Billy Joe Padden

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=November 2020}} {{infobox GAA player | name = Billy Joe Padden | nickname = BJ | irish = | county = Mayo | sport = Gaelic football | feet = 6 | inches = 0 | code = Football | province = Connacht | club = Carrickcuppen | clposition = Centre forward | clubs = Bellmullet <br> Carrickcuppen | clallireland = | clyears = 1998-2010 <br> 2011- | clapps(points) = | counties = [[Mayo county football team|Mayo]] <br> [[Armagh county football team|Armagh]] | icposition = Full forward | icyears = 2000-2010 <br> 2011-2012 | icapps(points) = 103-96 | icprovince = 3 | iculster = 0 | nfl = 1 | allstars = 0 | birth_date = | birth_place = [[County Mayo]] }}

'''Billy Joe Padden''' is a [[Gaelic football]]er from [[County Mayo]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. He began his playing career with [[Belmullet]] GAC and played at all levels for the [[Mayo county football team|Mayo county team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/mayo/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=65436|title=Mayo wait on Padden|publisher=Hoganstand.com|date=2006-08-24|accessdate=2011-01-30}}</ref>

He subsequently moved to [[County Armagh]], joining [[St Patrick's Carrickcruppen GFC]] and playing at senior level for the [[Armagh county football team|Armagh county team]]. He is a son of Mayo legend [[Willie Joe Padden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/mayo/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=140376|title=Padden to make Orchard switch|publisher=Hoganstand.com|date=2011-01-10|accessdate=2011-01-30}}</ref>

He has done media work, including for [[Off the Ball (media company)|Off the Ball]] and [[Sky Sports]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.otbsports.com/football/billy-joe-padden-pete-mcgrath-mayo-dublin-263222|title=Billy Joe Padden outlines the "many positives" Mayo can take from the Dublin draw|date=19 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30543/11441452/listen-sky-sports-gaa-podcast-previews-super-8s-action|title=Sky Sports GAA Podcast previews Super 8s action|date=19 July 2018}}</ref>

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