Career
He is the current goalkeeper on the Armagh senior football team This equals the national record for consecutive county football championships set by Ballina Stephenites of Mayo between 1904 and 1916. The 2008 triumph was Cross" 37th in all, also drawing them level with Castleblayney Faughs"s record of most county football championships ever.
Hearty, along with Oisín McConville, John McEntee, Tony McEntee, Francie Bellew and Cathal Short is one of six Cross players to have shared in all these successes since 1996.
Hearty also was sub Goalkeeper on the 2002 All-Ireland winning football team, and played on the losing side the following year against Tyrone. He has 6 ulster championship medals a national league and was nominated for an all-star in 2005.