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Sheahan was born in Auckland. He grew up in the Catholic parish of Saint Michael’s, Remuera where he served as an altar boy.
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He received his secondary education at Street Peter"s College, Auckland being a first day pupil of the school in 1939. Sheahan played rugby union for Auckland Marist and, in 1948, for the New Zealand Barbarians. He was also briefly captain of the Auckland team before getting injured.
He was later president of Auckland Marist.
Sheahan"s family was in the publishing business. He worked in this business specialising in books
In time this led to his becoming New Zealand representative for Macmillan son In the 1960s he was president of the Commercial travellers" Club and was made a life member.
He remained with the hotel as publican until it was sold and demolished in 1998.
"The Globe spun dizzily at times for students (it was one of the main drinking establishments for Auckland University), poets, expectant fathers, construction workers, softball players (Blandford Park was nearby), commercial travellers and even musicians from the touring national orchestra who stayed there."
Sheahan died on 7 August 2013.
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