Chris Lawn

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}

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|irish =Críostóir Ó Liatháin

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|occupation=Joiner

|sport=Gaelic football

|code=Football

|county=Tyrone

|province=Ulster

|clposition=Full Back

|club=Moortown

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|icposition=Full Back

|icyears= 1994-2005

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Chris Lawn is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Tyrone county team. He was on the substitutes bench for the entirety of the 2003 final, and came on as a substitute in the 2005 final, for the injured Joe McMahon.{{cite web| url = http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=51853| title = Tyrone are 2005 All-Ireland senior football champions - HoganStand}} He has All-Ireland medals from 2003 and 2005. He was nominated for an All-Star award in 1995, but did not win. He also, until this day, has been a long serving stalwart of the Moortown team, including a brief stint as manager.

After championship success in 2005, he, along with Peter Canavan, announced his retirement from inter-county football.

Until recently{{when|date=December 2020}} he managed the Cookstown Fr. Rock's club side and led them to promotion and an intermediate all-ireland club championship in 2009.{{cite web| url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/cookstown-can-add-more-tyrone-glory-says-lawn-14572427.html| title = Cookstown can add more Tyrone glory, says Lawn - BelfastTelegraph.co.uk}}